An F100 flight crew, along with the cabin crew, detected an electrical smell shortly after departing...

Attributes
ACN	563272
Time
Date	200210
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 20000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc tracon : pia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
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	563272
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : f/a 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were en route to day, about 80 mi east of dfw, when we smelled an electrical overheat smell. About the same time, attendant called us and said she smelled an electrical problem. We had her turn off the coffee makers and check the smell. It was still apparent. We turned off the galley power, declared an emergency and returned to dfw. Uneventful landing. Changed planes because maintenance could not definitely locate the source of the smell.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN F100 FLC, ALONG WITH THE CABIN CREW, DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING DFW.

Narrative: WE WERE ENRTE TO DAY, ABOUT 80 MI E OF DFW, WHEN WE SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL OVERHEAT SMELL. ABOUT THE SAME TIME, ATTENDANT CALLED US AND SAID SHE SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL PROB. WE HAD HER TURN OFF THE COFFEE MAKERS AND CHK THE SMELL. IT WAS STILL APPARENT. WE TURNED OFF THE GALLEY PWR, DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO DFW. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. CHANGED PLANES BECAUSE MAINT COULD NOT DEFINITELY LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL.

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.

An F100 flight crew, along with the cabin crew, detected an electrical smell shortly after departing dfw.