B757 returned to gate, smoke in galley.

Attributes
ACN	569224
Time
Date	200212
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	569224
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event : galley fire other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During taxiout, flight attendant's report smoke/electrical smell aft galley. Return to gate, declare emergency and have fire trucks meet aircraft at gate. Deplane passenger. Fire marshall, maintenance, FAA inspect aircraft, put on MEL 33-21-01 (deactivate galley lighting). Flight continued to slc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 RETURNED TO GATE, SMOKE IN GALLEY.

Narrative: DURING TAXIOUT, FLT ATTENDANT'S RPT SMOKE/ELECTRICAL SMELL AFT GALLEY. RETURN TO GATE, DECLARE EMER AND HAVE FIRE TRUCKS MEET ACFT AT GATE. DEPLANE PAX. FIRE MARSHALL, MAINT, FAA INSPECT ACFT, PUT ON MEL 33-21-01 (DEACTIVATE GALLEY LIGHTING). FLT CONTINUED TO SLC.

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.