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A B767 bulkhead mounted cabin video screen caught fire and was extinguished. An emergency was declared. The flight diverted to a nearby international airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 968611 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cabin Entertainment |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
I was flight attendant #3. I had just brought up the second meal cart to the mid galley to continue the meal service; when flight attendants #4 and #9 said to me; 'something's burning. You smell it? It's a fire...' I immediately checked the nearest lavatory but found no smoke; heat; fumes. Upon shutting the lavatory door a passenger from business class approached me asking me for another extinguisher. I went to the nearest storage in the mid-galley for the extinguisher. In the process of acquiring the extinguisher; I looked to my left and saw flight attendant #8 with the halon; extinguishing the smoke at the video screen on the bulkhead. The fumes were extremely strong; smelling of burning plastic. Five minutes after observing extinguishing of the electrical fire; the announcement on the PA was given; 'safety alert; safety alert'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 bulkhead mounted cabin video screen caught fire and was extinguished. An emergency was declared. The flight diverted to a nearby international airport.
Narrative: I was Flight Attendant #3. I had just brought up the second meal cart to the mid galley to continue the meal service; when flight attendants #4 and #9 said to me; 'Something's burning. You smell it? It's a fire...' I immediately checked the nearest lavatory but found no smoke; heat; fumes. Upon shutting the lavatory door a passenger from Business Class approached me asking me for another extinguisher. I went to the nearest storage in the mid-galley for the extinguisher. In the process of acquiring the extinguisher; I looked to my left and saw Flight Attendant #8 with the Halon; extinguishing the smoke at the video screen on the bulkhead. The fumes were extremely strong; smelling of burning plastic. Five minutes after observing extinguishing of the electrical fire; the announcement on the PA was given; 'Safety alert; safety alert'.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.