Narrative:

During climb at approximately FL130-FL140 we were alerted by one of the flight attendants in the aft cabin that the circuit breaker to galley oven R42 had popped after takeoff. I asked him if there was any smoke or fumes and he replied there were no issues. I told him not to reset the circuit breaker (circuit breaker) and asked him to call me back if anything changed. Shortly after that as we were nearing FL300 he called back and reported a very strange and strong smell in the aft cabin and that the oven was extremely hot. No visible smoke or fire was reported; but the first officer (first officer) and I began to smell something similar to the smell of burning rubber in the cockpit. At that time we completed the memory items for the smoke/fumes checklist and notified center that we and wanted to divert approximately off our nose. I let the flight attendant's know we were diverting and would be on the ground in about 10 minutes and to prepare for a normal landing. I also informed the passengers that we would be going to [divert] due to a mechanical issue.during the descent the first officer sent a message to dispatch; communicated with ATC and we reprogrammed our destination to [diversion airport]. I kept the speed above 250 below 10;000 in order to get the aircraft down to pattern altitude as well as the the concern that there may be a fire that wasn't apparently visible. We completed most of the smoke/fumes checklist as we were approaching the airport. I checked with the flight attendant in back and verified no change in status in the cabin.on final I pushed for managed speed but we had missed activating the approach phase and the aircraft briefly accelerated to approximately 3 knots above the limit for flaps one. The remainder of the approach was normal with a normal landing about 1;000 pounds over max landing weight. After landing we cleared the runway and I verified with our flight attendant that there was still no smoke or fire and got a confirmation from the fire rescue truck that all appeared ok. We taxied to the gate and when we opened the cockpit door there was a very strong odor in the cabin. Fire rescue boarded the aircraft and confirmed via thermal sensor that the malfunctioning oven was still very warm (250 degrees) and at least 150 degrees warmer than the other oven.this was a very time compressed event as the time from the top of descent to landing was probably no more than 10-12 min. With many tasks to accomplish in a very short time. Overall I feel we did a good job based on the information with only one or two minor mistakes during the event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 Captain reported that during the climbout it was discovered that a circuit breaker had opened in in the aft galley; accompanied by strong fumes a few minutes later. After accomplishing the Smoke/Fumes Checklist; the Captain successfully diverted to the nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: During climb at approximately FL130-FL140 we were alerted by one of the Flight Attendants in the aft cabin that the circuit breaker to galley oven R42 had popped after takeoff. I asked him if there was any smoke or fumes and he replied there were no issues. I told him not to reset the Circuit Breaker (CB) and asked him to call me back if anything changed. Shortly after that as we were nearing FL300 he called back and reported a very strange and strong smell in the aft cabin and that the oven was extremely hot. No visible smoke or fire was reported; but the First Officer (FO) and I began to smell something similar to the smell of burning rubber in the cockpit. At that time we completed the memory items for the Smoke/Fumes checklist and notified Center that we and wanted to divert approximately off our nose. I let the FA's know we were diverting and would be on the ground in about 10 minutes and to prepare for a normal landing. I also informed the passengers that we would be going to [divert] due to a mechanical issue.During the descent the FO sent a message to dispatch; communicated with ATC and we reprogrammed our destination to [diversion airport]. I kept the speed above 250 below 10;000 in order to get the aircraft down to pattern altitude as well as the the concern that there may be a fire that wasn't apparently visible. We completed most of the Smoke/Fumes checklist as we were approaching the airport. I checked with the FA in back and verified no change in status in the cabin.On final I pushed for Managed Speed but we had missed activating the approach phase and the aircraft briefly accelerated to approximately 3 knots above the limit for flaps one. The remainder of the approach was normal with a normal landing about 1;000 pounds over max landing weight. After landing we cleared the runway and I verified with our FA that there was still no smoke or fire and got a confirmation from the fire rescue truck that all appeared OK. We taxied to the gate and when we opened the cockpit door there was a very strong odor in the cabin. Fire rescue boarded the aircraft and confirmed via thermal sensor that the malfunctioning oven was still very warm (250 degrees) and at least 150 degrees warmer than the other oven.This was a very time compressed event as the time from the top of descent to landing was probably no more than 10-12 min. with many tasks to accomplish in a very short time. Overall I feel we did a good job based on the information with only one or two minor mistakes during the event.

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