Air carrier first officer reported the had a possible galley fire with smoke being detected in the c...

Narrative:

Descending through 15;000 feet; we were called by the lead flight attendant. She told us that there was electrical smoke throughout the cabin. She said that it smelled like a 'toy electrical train smell'. It was especially evident around the mid galley. The flight attendant stationed at the mid galley area said that her nose and throat were irritated and felt a burning sensation when she breathed. The captain turned off the galley power. We requested priority handling and an expedited approach to the runway. We requested the longest runway and told the flight attendants to call us if the smoke got worse. Upon landing; we were met by emergency vehicles. We taxied clear of the runway and called the lead flight attendant to determine if we needed to evacuate the aircraft. She said the smell had dissipated enough that we could proceed to the gate. We taxied to the gate and had maintenance meet the aircraft. The flight attendants gave a detailed briefing to maintenance personnel and the captain made a logbook entry.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier First Officer reported the had a possible galley fire with smoke being detected in the cabin event. Flight crew landed at a nearby airport.

Narrative: Descending through 15;000 feet; we were called by the lead flight attendant. She told us that there was electrical smoke throughout the cabin. She said that it smelled like a 'toy electrical train smell'. It was especially evident around the mid galley. The flight attendant stationed at the mid galley area said that her nose and throat were irritated and felt a burning sensation when she breathed. The Captain turned off the galley power. We requested priority handling and an expedited approach to the runway. We requested the longest runway and told the flight attendants to call us if the smoke got worse. Upon landing; we were met by emergency vehicles. We taxied clear of the runway and called the lead flight attendant to determine if we needed to evacuate the aircraft. She said the smell had dissipated enough that we could proceed to the gate. We taxied to the gate and had maintenance meet the aircraft. The flight attendants gave a detailed briefing to maintenance personnel and the Captain made a logbook entry.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1329149
Time
Date	201602
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Air carrier first officer reported the had a possible galley fire with smoke being detected in the cabin event. Flight crew landed at a nearby airport.