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A330 first officer and flight attendant reported a galley electrical fire associated with a faulty coffee maker; which resulted in an air return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1656694 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Galley Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
We were at oceanic cruising altitude FL390 when a flight attendant (flight attendant) reported a mid-galley electrical fire with smoke and electrical fire smell. The [relief pilot] who was then on his break and readily available; proceeded to pull the cbs (circuit breaker) associated to the mid galley section. Within a period of time the fire receded. Considering the gravity of the situation; and the potential for the fire to restart; we elected to return to ZZZZ. We contacted ATC with the 'pan; pan; pan' radio call and requested radar vectors to ZZZZ. Upon arrival in ZZZZ; in order to get on the ground as soon as possible; as a crew; we decided to land the aircraft overweight as per QRH.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A330 First Officer and Flight Attendant reported a galley electrical fire associated with a faulty coffee maker; which resulted in an air return to the departure airport.
Narrative: We were at oceanic cruising altitude FL390 when a FA (Flight Attendant) reported a mid-galley electrical fire with smoke and electrical fire smell. The [Relief Pilot] who was then on his break and readily available; proceeded to pull the CBs (Circuit Breaker) associated to the mid galley section. Within a period of time the fire receded. Considering the gravity of the situation; and the potential for the fire to restart; we elected to return to ZZZZ. We contacted ATC with the 'pan; pan; pan' radio call and requested radar vectors to ZZZZ. Upon arrival in ZZZZ; in order to get on the ground ASAP; as a crew; we decided to land the aircraft overweight as per QRH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.