Narrative:

Just after rotation, my EFIS displays went blank for approximately 2 seconds then came back. (The first officer was flying). About 10 seconds later a chime went off just about continually. I looked down at the pedestal and saw the ACARS printer light was flashing. I have previously seen printers malfunction in a manner like we were experiencing so I extinguished the light by depressing it and disabled the ACARS printer (with the intention of sorting out its problem at a more convenient time). The chime stopped for a few seconds then resumed. This time I finally realized that I was hearing 4 chimes, the emergency signal from the cabin. I picked up the interphone only to be informed, by the F/as in the rear of the aircraft, that the #3 oven in the aft galley had shorted out and had been smoking. They said the smoke appeared to be dissipating. We continued the climb to 10000'. At about 8000' I called back to the cabin to see what the status was with the oven. All was well; however, by the time I got off the interphone we were at approximately 9600' and climbing at a good rate. I had missed our standard callout 1000' prior to level off. I reminded the first officer that we were to level off at 10000'. (The clear had called out traffic at 1 to 2 O'clock at 11000'). I told the first officer to level off but he wasn't doing it fast enough so I started pushing on the yoke. The climb had been arrested by 10250' but when I released pressure on the yoke we started to climb slightly and reached 10280'. The first officer finally initiated a descent and we got back to 10000'. Supplemental information from acn 152909. After leveling off at 10000' AGL, the F/a notified the captain that he had extinguished the fire by pulling the oven circuit breaker and that there was no damage to the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT BUST OCCURS AS FLT CREW GETS REPORT FROM CABIN ATTENDANT IN REAR THAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH AN OVEN ELECTRICAL FIRE.

Narrative: JUST AFTER ROTATION, MY EFIS DISPLAYS WENT BLANK FOR APPROX 2 SECS THEN CAME BACK. (THE F/O WAS FLYING). ABOUT 10 SECS LATER A CHIME WENT OFF JUST ABOUT CONTINUALLY. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE PEDESTAL AND SAW THE ACARS PRINTER LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SEEN PRINTERS MALFUNCTION IN A MANNER LIKE WE WERE EXPERIENCING SO I EXTINGUISHED THE LIGHT BY DEPRESSING IT AND DISABLED THE ACARS PRINTER (WITH THE INTENTION OF SORTING OUT ITS PROB AT A MORE CONVENIENT TIME). THE CHIME STOPPED FOR A FEW SECS THEN RESUMED. THIS TIME I FINALLY REALIZED THAT I WAS HEARING 4 CHIMES, THE EMER SIGNAL FROM THE CABIN. I PICKED UP THE INTERPHONE ONLY TO BE INFORMED, BY THE F/AS IN THE REAR OF THE ACFT, THAT THE #3 OVEN IN THE AFT GALLEY HAD SHORTED OUT AND HAD BEEN SMOKING. THEY SAID THE SMOKE APPEARED TO BE DISSIPATING. WE CONTINUED THE CLB TO 10000'. AT ABOUT 8000' I CALLED BACK TO THE CABIN TO SEE WHAT THE STATUS WAS WITH THE OVEN. ALL WAS WELL; HOWEVER, BY THE TIME I GOT OFF THE INTERPHONE WE WERE AT APPROX 9600' AND CLBING AT A GOOD RATE. I HAD MISSED OUR STANDARD CALLOUT 1000' PRIOR TO LEVEL OFF. I REMINDED THE F/O THAT WE WERE TO LEVEL OFF AT 10000'. (THE CLR HAD CALLED OUT TFC AT 1 TO 2 O'CLOCK AT 11000'). I TOLD THE F/O TO LEVEL OFF BUT HE WASN'T DOING IT FAST ENOUGH SO I STARTED PUSHING ON THE YOKE. THE CLB HAD BEEN ARRESTED BY 10250' BUT WHEN I RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE YOKE WE STARTED TO CLB SLIGHTLY AND REACHED 10280'. THE F/O FINALLY INITIATED A DSNT AND WE GOT BACK TO 10000'. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 152909. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 10000' AGL, THE F/A NOTIFIED THE CAPT THAT HE HAD EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY PULLING THE OVEN CB AND THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

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.