B737 crew had blue electrical smoke in the forward galley in ZLC class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	505064
Time
Date	200103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : evw.vortac
State Reference	WY
Altitude	msl single value : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	505064
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At climb/cruise, forward flight attendant reported electrical fumes and blue smoke in forward galley. Fumes made it into cockpit area. Oxygen masks were donned, and an immediate return to slc was made. All appropriate checklists were performed concerning smoke and fumes in the cockpit. An uneventful landing was executed at slc and the emergency equipment was not needed. Maintenance repaired forward galley oven and electrical connections. Aircraft was redispatched to original destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW HAD BLUE ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE FORWARD GALLEY IN ZLC CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AT CLB/CRUISE, FORWARD FLT ATTENDANT RPTED ELECTRICAL FUMES AND BLUE SMOKE IN FORWARD GALLEY. FUMES MADE IT INTO COCKPIT AREA. OXYGEN MASKS WERE DONNED, AND AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO SLC WAS MADE. ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE PERFORMED CONCERNING SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS EXECUTED AT SLC AND THE EMER EQUIP WAS NOT NEEDED. MAINT REPAIRED FORWARD GALLEY OVEN AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. ACFT WAS REDISPATCHED TO ORIGINAL DEST.

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.