B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200; Flight Crew Total 21000; Flight Crew Type 13000
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Aircraft; Human Factors
During the landing roll right after touchdown; a cart came loose in the upper deck galley. It rolled all the way forward. Striking and dislodging the stowed barrier; and then hit the cockpit door. Luckily; nobody was struck by the cart as it proceeded forward between the upper deck seats. I have heard from another pilot; two accounts of this exact occurrence in the past. Also; flight attendants on my flight shared with me several occurrences they were familiar with as well. This has happened at my company on many occasions in the past. Clearly there is a problem with cart stowage and lock system in the upper deck galley. Perhaps it is time to install a cargo net across the upper deck galley entrance. In our case; the cart struck the door at a high rate of speed. This could have caused serious or fatal injuries to a passenger or flight attendant.
B747 Captain describes a galley cart getting loose on the upper deck during landing and striking the cockpit door.