Reporter flight crew diverted to nearby suitable airport because of possibility of galley fire.

Attributes
ACN	117048
Time
Date	198907
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : crl
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	117048
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Smelled electrical fumes in cockpit. Sent first officer to galley to investigate, and he reported smoke coming from a placarded coffee maker (the coffee maker was inoperative but F/a's were using it for hot water). Opened circuit breakers in galley and shut off galley switch in cockpit. The bulkhead immediately aft of first officer seat was very hot to touch and elected to make a descent and divert to cle in the event there was an actual fire in the galley.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER FLT CREW DIVERTED TO NEARBY SUITABLE ARPT BECAUSE OF POSSIBILITY OF GALLEY FIRE.

Narrative: SMELLED ELECTRICAL FUMES IN COCKPIT. SENT F/O TO GALLEY TO INVESTIGATE, AND HE REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM A PLACARDED COFFEE MAKER (THE COFFEE MAKER WAS INOPERATIVE BUT F/A'S WERE USING IT FOR HOT WATER). OPENED CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN GALLEY AND SHUT OFF GALLEY SWITCH IN COCKPIT. THE BULKHEAD IMMEDIATELY AFT OF F/O SEAT WAS VERY HOT TO TOUCH AND ELECTED TO MAKE A DESCENT AND DIVERT TO CLE IN THE EVENT THERE WAS AN ACTUAL FIRE IN THE GALLEY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.