Air carrier dispatcher reported a B737-800 flight he was working returned to departure airport after...

Narrative:

[Shortly after the flight took off]; I got acars message saying; 'returnng [to departure airport]'; followed by 'fumes'. I notified ops and maintenance control. Flight landed normally; but heavy weight (163.1). Passengers were ok. The ca (captain) said they and flight attendant's (flight attendants) smelled acrid; burning fumes in both front and aft galley. And that both galley lights were flickering at the same time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Dispatcher reported a B737-800 flight he was working returned to departure airport after experiencing 'acrid; burning' fumes in the galleys.

Narrative: [Shortly after the flight took off]; I got ACARs message saying; 'RETURNNG [to departure airport]'; followed by 'FUMES'. I notified Ops and Maintenance control. Flight landed normally; but heavy weight (163.1). Passengers were OK. The CA (Captain) said they and FA's (Flight Attendants) smelled acrid; burning fumes in both front and aft galley. And that both galley lights were flickering at the same time.

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	1410659
Time
Date	201612
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Dispatcher
Qualification	Dispatch Dispatcher
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Air carrier dispatcher reported a B737-800 flight he was working returned to departure airport after experiencing 'acrid; burning' fumes in the galleys.