MD80 had a coffee maker explode in-flight in ZFW class a.

Attributes
ACN	534685
Time
Date	200201
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 23000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	534685
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Smoke in forward galley. During climb out FL230, heard very loud bang followed by electrical burning odor. Immediately got 4 chimes from flight attendant #1. Coffeemaker in first class galley appeared to have had some sort of short which cause the bang, the smoke, and also caused white powder residue to cover the coffeemaker and galley surface. We turned off the galley power and checked for popped circuit breaker. First officer went to galley and pulled all circuit breakers after securing the galley. Smoke smell immediately dissipated and flight continued to ZZZ uneventfully after PA was made to passenger. Upon arriving at the gate in ZZZ, flight attendant expressed much concern about the unexplained white powder. Captain and maintenance explained to them that the powder came from a piece of ceramic that exploded. This was the reason for the bang, the smoke and the powder. Asked that air carrier operations please test the white substance and report back the findings. Left phone numbers of all crew members so follow up could be accomplished. Several flight attendants expressed concern and said they would go to company medical upon returning that afternoon.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 HAD A COFFEE MAKER EXPLODE INFLT IN ZFW CLASS A.

Narrative: SMOKE IN FORWARD GALLEY. DURING CLBOUT FL230, HEARD VERY LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. IMMEDIATELY GOT 4 CHIMES FROM FLT ATTENDANT #1. COFFEEMAKER IN FIRST CLASS GALLEY APPEARED TO HAVE HAD SOME SORT OF SHORT WHICH CAUSE THE BANG, THE SMOKE, AND ALSO CAUSED WHITE POWDER RESIDUE TO COVER THE COFFEEMAKER AND GALLEY SURFACE. WE TURNED OFF THE GALLEY PWR AND CHKED FOR POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER. FO WENT TO GALLEY AND PULLED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS AFTER SECURING THE GALLEY. SMOKE SMELL IMMEDIATELY DISSIPATED AND FLT CONTINUED TO ZZZ UNEVENTFULLY AFTER PA WAS MADE TO PAX. UPON ARRIVING AT THE GATE IN ZZZ, FLT ATTENDANT EXPRESSED MUCH CONCERN ABOUT THE UNEXPLAINED WHITE POWDER. CAPT AND MAINT EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE POWDER CAME FROM A PIECE OF CERAMIC THAT EXPLODED. THIS WAS THE REASON FOR THE BANG, THE SMOKE AND THE POWDER. ASKED THAT ACR OPS PLEASE TEST THE WHITE SUBSTANCE AND RPT BACK THE FINDINGS. LEFT PHONE NUMBERS OF ALL CREW MEMBERS SO FOLLOW UP COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. SEVERAL FLT ATTENDANTS EXPRESSED CONCERN AND SAID THEY WOULD GO TO COMPANY MEDICAL UPON RETURNING THAT AFTERNOON.

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.