744 Upper Deck Galley Temp Problems!
 

Hello out there to all the men and women who do a job i just could not ...................CUSTOMER SERVICE! Don't know how you guys do it.

My question is simple do any other operators have a problem with the upper deck galley on a 744 being to cold ie from the o/head vents or the chiller ports behind the carts?

Cheers all keep up the good job:D:ok:

Yes Qantas does.

Crew can routinely be found in the galleys during quiet night flights wrapped in blankets.

Our previous uniform had a knitwear component for these situations but this one is paper thin and does not.

We are making lots of money though.

For the moment......................:yuk:

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=307552

Cold...... rear galley of A330 is positivly artic conditions.....doesn't help when company turn off the underfloor heating at the doors, which made even worse. Crew had permanent grins from teeth chattering so much!!!
Thankfully company have put underfloor back on again....but still cold.

Yes same with Qantas on the A330.

Engineering instructed to turn off the underfloor heating at the doorways resulting once again with crew wrapping themselves in blankets.

I have never had a problem with the temp any where on the 747, but at doors 1 and 2 on the B763 and B772 at BA, freezing!!!

Hi the dog74, different strokes for different folks regarding what job we enjoy. :ok:

Regarding the temperature in the UD galley; worked that position for many years and suffered being on the verge of hypothermia many a nightflight. Tried to block the vents with various stickers from the document container over the years, but the airflow from the vents was always more powerful than the glue from the stickers.
Then one day a GE forgot a roll of speedtape in the galley. :D
Never looked back since. Speedtape closed off the vents very effectively, making the galley liveable. And since I put it up very neatly, most times the GEs would not notice it and I often flew on aircraft that still had my speedtape proudly & effectively in place from a previous encounter.

The company frowned upon the practice (in writing), and in my current position, so should I.
Truth be told, when I do a night round and find a shivering FA on the UD, I get a roll of ducttape from my flightbag, tape off the vent and ask the FA to remove it after landing.
Result, warm happy FA, keen to repay me the favour by going the extra mile for the pax. :ok:

I actually find it easier to maintain a consistent temperature on the UD, Both cabin and galley! At BA we have a few rogue 744's which seem to have sub-arctic conditions in the galley but the majority of them are alright. Once the main meal service is complete however I do tend to move trolleys around so that only one set of chillers are on at any one time. Also open the ovens after warming them for 5 minutes, that usually warms up the galley in no time!!!