DC10 flight crew, while en route, has a galley fire and declares an emergency.

Attributes
ACN	558091
Time
Date	200208
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : einn.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : eisn.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	558091
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : galley fire other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While en route from ams direct ZZZ an intermittent odor was detected. The odor, while faint and intermittent was also detected by the flight attendants. We tried to locate the source of the odor while heading west approaching the coast of ireland. About 100 mi offshore the odor started to intensify and a decision was made to return. At about this time smoke and flames came out of a coffeemaker in the forward galley. The fire was extinguished and we made an emergency return to shannon ireland. No more smoke was noted and the emergency return went smoothly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 FLC, WHILE ENRTE, HAS A GALLEY FIRE AND DECLARES AN EMER.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM AMS DIRECT ZZZ AN INTERMITTENT ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE ODOR, WHILE FAINT AND INTERMITTENT WAS ALSO DETECTED BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS. WE TRIED TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WHILE HEADING W APCHING THE COAST OF IRELAND. ABOUT 100 MI OFFSHORE THE ODOR STARTED TO INTENSIFY AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN. AT ABOUT THIS TIME SMOKE AND FLAMES CAME OUT OF A COFFEEMAKER IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND WE MADE AN EMER RETURN TO SHANNON IRELAND. NO MORE SMOKE WAS NOTED AND THE EMER RETURN WENT SMOOTHLY.

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.