"Disaster" was the 105th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 5th episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 21 October 1991. The episode was written by Ron Jarvis^MA, Philip A. Scorza^MA and Ronald D. Moore^MA and directed by Gabrielle Beaumont^MA.

Summary

The Enterprise's command systems are disabled by a quantum filament, stranding the crew in various sections of the ship.

References

Characters

Beverly Crusher • Data • Marissa Flores • Jay Gordon Graas • Jae • Geordi La Forge • Mandel (Ensign) • Monroe (Lieutenant) • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Molly O'Brien • Patti • Jean-Luc Picard • William T. Riker • Ro Laren • Paterson Supra • Deanna Troi • Worf

Referenced only

Hiro Ishikawa • Michael O'Brien

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class)

Locations

Referenced only

Gonal IV • Mudor V • Starbase 67

Races and cultures

android • Bajoran • Betazoid • Human • Klingon

States and organizations

Federation • Starfleet

Other references

science • emergency thruster pack

Appendices

Related stories

• DS9 episode: "Accession"
• TNG short story: "Morning Bells Are Ringing"

Timeline

published order
Previous episode: Silicon Avatar	TNG episode produced	Next episode: The Game
Previous episode: Silicon Avatar	TNG episode aired	Next episode: The Game
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Silicon Avatar	Pocket	Next Adventure: Wildfire, Book 2 Chapter 8, Section 11

Images

External links

• "Disaster" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.