Crew’s use of halon extinguishers on overheating oven ineffective: investigators

By David Kaminski-Morrow2024-06-11T09:06:00

KLM PH-BQO-c-Gerard van der Schaaf Creative Commons

Source: Gerard van der Schaaf/Creative Commons

Six halon fire extinguishers were used to combat an overheating aft galley oven on a KLM Boeing 777-200ER, but investigators state that this was ineffective – because there was no fire – and actually exacerbated the situation by generating smoke and toxins.

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