B767 crew had electrical fumes and smell in a galley area in ZDC class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	533024
Time
Date	200112
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdv.artcc
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	533024
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route bos-sfo, flight attendant reported hot electrical smell in forward galley. I contacted dispatch through comrdo and requested a patch to maintenance control and to purser on air phone. Turned off components in galley at the circuit breaker in cockpit. The flight attendant also removed power from passenger entertainment system. The smell dissipated then returned. Some flight attendants complained of eye and throat irritation from smell. There was no visible smoke. I made a decision to divert to den and have smell investigated. We notified dispatch and requested clearance to den. Landed den uneventfully. The air phone patch was very difficult to communication on due to interference. The concept of the air phone patch is very good for getting everybody 'in the loop.' if something could be done about the interference and xtalk, it would be even better.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW HAD ELECTRICAL FUMES AND SMELL IN A GALLEY AREA IN ZDC CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ENRTE BOS-SFO, FLT ATTENDANT RPTED HOT ELECTRICAL SMELL IN FORWARD GALLEY. I CONTACTED DISPATCH THROUGH COMRDO AND REQUESTED A PATCH TO MAINT CTL AND TO PURSER ON AIR PHONE. TURNED OFF COMPONENTS IN GALLEY AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN COCKPIT. THE FLT ATTENDANT ALSO REMOVED PWR FROM PAX ENTERTAINMENT SYS. THE SMELL DISSIPATED THEN RETURNED. SOME FLT ATTENDANTS COMPLAINED OF EYE AND THROAT IRRITATION FROM SMELL. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE. I MADE A DECISION TO DIVERT TO DEN AND HAVE SMELL INVESTIGATED. WE NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND REQUESTED CLRNC TO DEN. LANDED DEN UNEVENTFULLY. THE AIR PHONE PATCH WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO COM ON DUE TO INTERFERENCE. THE CONCEPT OF THE AIR PHONE PATCH IS VERY GOOD FOR GETTING EVERYBODY 'IN THE LOOP.' IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE INTERFERENCE AND XTALK, IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER.

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.