Cabin attendant aboard MD80 reports smoke from oven in galley. Flight crew elect to return under eme...

Attributes
ACN	645472
Time
Date	200501
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	645472
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 10 mins after takeoff; the #1 flight attendant reported smoke coming from the forward galley oven. She turned off the oven but she still had smoke coming from the oven and thought that it could possibly be some sort of electrical fire. The captain declared an emergency and we returned to ZZZ. The smoke level did not require any emergency checklist action. Normal checklists were run and landing was uneventful. Crash fire rescue equipment followed us to the gate and were standing by at the jetbridge and confirmed there was not a fire in the galley after arrival at the gate. Throughout the descent; the smoke continued to decrease as the oven cooled. Maintenance reported that there was a buildup of grease or food deposits in the oven which caused the smoke. The oven was placarded out of use until it could be cleaned. Landing was under maximum weight for landing. After signoff by maintenance and a check by the fire chief; we refueled and continued to ZZZ2.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT ABOARD MD80 RPTS SMOKE FROM OVEN IN GALLEY. FLT CREW ELECT TO RETURN UNDER EMER CONDITIONS.

Narrative: APPROX 10 MINS AFTER TKOF; THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FORWARD GALLEY OVEN. SHE TURNED OFF THE OVEN BUT SHE STILL HAD SMOKE COMING FROM THE OVEN AND THOUGHT THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND WE RETURNED TO ZZZ. THE SMOKE LEVEL DID NOT REQUIRE ANY EMER CHKLIST ACTION. NORMAL CHKLISTS WERE RUN AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. CFR FOLLOWED US TO THE GATE AND WERE STANDING BY AT THE JETBRIDGE AND CONFIRMED THERE WAS NOT A FIRE IN THE GALLEY AFTER ARR AT THE GATE. THROUGHOUT THE DSCNT; THE SMOKE CONTINUED TO DECREASE AS THE OVEN COOLED. MAINT RPTED THAT THERE WAS A BUILDUP OF GREASE OR FOOD DEPOSITS IN THE OVEN WHICH CAUSED THE SMOKE. THE OVEN WAS PLACARDED OUT OF USE UNTIL IT COULD BE CLEANED. LNDG WAS UNDER MAX WT FOR LNDG. AFTER SIGNOFF BY MAINT AND A CHK BY THE FIRE CHIEF; WE REFUELED AND CONTINUED TO ZZZ2.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

Cabin attendant aboard MD80 reports smoke from oven in galley. Flight crew elect to return under emergency conditions.