Narrative:

Before takeoff the #1 flight attendant noticed her oven wasn't working. I then noticed a circuit breaker was popped out. I said she could call the cockpit and see if they would let her reset it. I then went to my jumpseat for takeoff. After takeoff I smelled something (like oven cleaner burning). I called the #1 and asked if the cockpit let her reset the circuit breaker. She said yes and I said well I smell something. Check your oven. She looked up and noticed smoke billowing out of oven. The cockpit heard us on the interphone. She said captain did you hear me? He said; 'yes; we're turning around.' I came up with halon but did not need to use it. We landed safely without incident. Oven was replaced and tested.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD80 FLT ATTENDANT REPORTS A GALLEY OVEN EMITTED SMOKE AFTER TKOF WHEN THE OVEN'S CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AFTER BEING NOTED AS POPPED. CAPT RETURNED FOR IMMEDIATE LNDG.

Narrative: BEFORE TKOF THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT NOTICED HER OVEN WASN'T WORKING. I THEN NOTICED A CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED OUT. I SAID SHE COULD CALL THE COCKPIT AND SEE IF THEY WOULD LET HER RESET IT. I THEN WENT TO MY JUMPSEAT FOR TKOF. AFTER TKOF I SMELLED SOMETHING (LIKE OVEN CLEANER BURNING). I CALLED THE #1 AND ASKED IF THE COCKPIT LET HER RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. SHE SAID YES AND I SAID WELL I SMELL SOMETHING. CHK YOUR OVEN. SHE LOOKED UP AND NOTICED SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF OVEN. THE COCKPIT HEARD US ON THE INTERPHONE. SHE SAID CAPT DID YOU HEAR ME? HE SAID; 'YES; WE'RE TURNING AROUND.' I CAME UP WITH HALON BUT DID NOT NEED TO USE IT. WE LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. OVEN WAS REPLACED AND TESTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.