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A B767-300 flight attendant advised the flight crew of sparks; smoke and flames emanating from the aft galley food cart controller panel. With the assistance of the first officer the flight attendants were able to unpower all carts and discover the source as a damaged electrical power 'pigtail' on one cart. The international flight then continued to its destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 987201 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201112 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SBAZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| 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 | Galley Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
In cruise at FL340 we received a call from the aft galley reporting that smoke; sparkes and flames were coming out of the aft galley cart controller panels N51; N52; N53; N61; N62; N63. We had the flight attendant pull all circuit breakers on the aft galley cart control panel where the power distribution is for the cart power feed. At that time the smoke; sparks and flames ceased. I had the first officer; who was on break; go back and assist the flight attendants. After an inspection of the panel they pulled all carts out and inspected for damage where they found a damaged pigtail at cart location 504. The first officer then made a thorough inspection of all electric panels to insure there was no more smoke; sparks or flames!in the flight deck we ran all appropriate checklists and conferred with maintenance control and dispatch. Once assured that all was under control and all power was removed we decided to continue on to our destination where a normal landing was made. Had we had a screw driver; a more thorough inspection could have been made!!!!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 Flight Attendant advised the flight crew of sparks; smoke and flames emanating from the aft galley food cart controller panel. With the assistance of the First Officer the flight attendants were able to unpower all carts and discover the source as a damaged electrical power 'pigtail' on one cart. The international flight then continued to its destination.
Narrative: In cruise at FL340 we received a call from the aft galley reporting that smoke; sparkes and flames were coming out of the aft galley cart controller panels N51; N52; N53; N61; N62; N63. We had the Flight Attendant pull all circuit breakers on the aft galley cart control panel where the power distribution is for the cart power feed. At that time the smoke; sparks and flames ceased. I had the First Officer; who was on break; go back and assist the flight attendants. After an inspection of the panel they pulled all carts out and inspected for damage where they found a damaged pigtail at cart location 504. The First Officer then made a thorough inspection of all electric panels to insure there was no more smoke; sparks or flames!In the flight deck we ran all appropriate checklists and conferred with Maintenance Control and Dispatch. Once assured that all was under control and all power was removed we decided to continue on to our destination where a normal landing was made. Had we had a screw driver; a more thorough inspection could have been made!!!!
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.