Galley fire reported by cabin attendant causes large transport to return and land.

Attributes
ACN	132864
Time
Date	199001
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	132864
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 other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After departing bos at about 8000' (destination msp), F/a called cockpit to notify us of an aft galley fire. Second officer turned off the galley power and F/a's used halon to extinguish fire. We returned immediately to bos west/O further incident. WX was clear. 11000 pounds of fuel dumped. Landing was not over gross weight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GALLEY FIRE REPORTED BY CABIN ATTENDANT CAUSES LGT TO RETURN AND LAND.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING BOS AT ABOUT 8000' (DEST MSP), F/A CALLED COCKPIT TO NOTIFY US OF AN AFT GALLEY FIRE. S/O TURNED OFF THE GALLEY PWR AND F/A'S USED HALON TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. WE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO BOS W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. WX WAS CLEAR. 11000 LBS OF FUEL DUMPED. LNDG WAS NOT OVER GROSS WT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.