cabin galley fire
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Just wondering what would be the appropriate drill as a PM and PF when there is Smoke in the cabin, degenerate in fire, or cabin galley fire, are there any action from the QRH, does the pilot need to put on the oxygen masks.
Just wondering what would be the appropriate drill as a PM and PF when there is Smoke in the cabin, degenerate in fire, or cabin galley fire, are there any action from the QRH, does the pilot need to put on the oxygen masks.
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The answer will be type (and operator) specific, but on the types I've flown, the common theme has been that flight crew don oxygen as a memory action before actioning the remainder of the drill.
One pilot - I would suggest the FO - will take the controls of the a/c, assuming that there is no handling problem, whilst the other pilot will maintain contact with the cabin and ATC in order to monitor and manage the situation.
The priority should be to take all measures necessary to extinguish the fire ASAP, and land at the nearest suitable airfield. It may also become necessary to complete a smoke evacuation drill.
One pilot - I would suggest the FO - will take the controls of the a/c, assuming that there is no handling problem, whilst the other pilot will maintain contact with the cabin and ATC in order to monitor and manage the situation.
The priority should be to take all measures necessary to extinguish the fire ASAP, and land at the nearest suitable airfield. It may also become necessary to complete a smoke evacuation drill.
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Galley Fire or Smoke
It will do no harm to don masks and assure crew communication but then pause for thought.
There have been events when aircraft galleys have had smoke which has been described as fire causing severe problems and some danger, hasty diversion to unfamiliar or innapropriate airfields, without due need
The galley has major power supplies so get those off
Communicate with the crew are they sure its fire or is it smoke, their procedure for fighting fires in ovens will probably work because there isn't much to burn in each oven, it's a confined space within small robust boxes and easily reached with a short squirt of BCF. Cabin crew are taught this during fire training and the correct techniques to use
The problem is if any flames are outside the boxes, this may be wiring or more usually fat from hot meals leaking from the backs of the boxes into the structure during the climb and then catching fire when heated
Other problems in the galley area may not be galley services directly, ie toilet pump motor running continuously and catching fire so get the toilet power off
I can't think of an oven fire causing a serious hazard in recent years though plenty of smoke incidents have been reported.
I recall a crew who confiscated a laptop from a pax during taxi because he refused to switch it off, they hid it in an oven. Some time later another CC switched all the meals on to heat up. They later returned the remains of the lap top to the customer, it was a bit smelly
There have been events when aircraft galleys have had smoke which has been described as fire causing severe problems and some danger, hasty diversion to unfamiliar or innapropriate airfields, without due need
The galley has major power supplies so get those off
Communicate with the crew are they sure its fire or is it smoke, their procedure for fighting fires in ovens will probably work because there isn't much to burn in each oven, it's a confined space within small robust boxes and easily reached with a short squirt of BCF. Cabin crew are taught this during fire training and the correct techniques to use
The problem is if any flames are outside the boxes, this may be wiring or more usually fat from hot meals leaking from the backs of the boxes into the structure during the climb and then catching fire when heated
Other problems in the galley area may not be galley services directly, ie toilet pump motor running continuously and catching fire so get the toilet power off
I can't think of an oven fire causing a serious hazard in recent years though plenty of smoke incidents have been reported.
I recall a crew who confiscated a laptop from a pax during taxi because he refused to switch it off, they hid it in an oven. Some time later another CC switched all the meals on to heat up. They later returned the remains of the lap top to the customer, it was a bit smelly
