What happened
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Narrative: after all facts and circumstances were taken into consideration, it was determined that none of the FAA nine responsibilities apply. Nwa flt 480 returned to dtw shortly after takeoff due to a suspected galley fire. Aircraft landed without incident. During taxi in, aircraft stopped on taxiway "foxtrot" and captain initiated an emergency evacuation due to smoke in cabin. The following emergency equipment was used: door assist bottles and slides 1L, 1R, 2L, 2R, 3L, 3R, and 4L. Engine fire bottles 1L and 1R, aft halon fire bottle, fwd water bottle, and aft right pbe. The following emergency equipment did not operate: door assist bottles 1R, 2L and 4R. Door 4R was not used but deployed at a later time to determine if operable. Girt bar at 4R had a broken tab and later replaced. Aircraft had 179 pax, plus crew and evacuated in aproximately 2 minutes with one minor ankle injury reported. FAA along with nwa officials investigated incident and found hamburgers in aft galley oven had dripped grease out of protective wrapping into oven causing significant smoke. No sign of fire was evident. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AFTER ALL FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES WERE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NONE OF THE FAA NINE RESPONSIBILITIES APPLY. NWA FLT 480 RETURNED TO DTW SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO A SUSPECTED GALLEY FIRE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING TAXI IN, AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON TAXIWAY "FOXTROT" AND CAPTAIN INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN. THE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS USED: DOOR ASSIST BOTTLES AND SLIDES 1L, 1R, 2L, 2R, 3L, 3R, AND 4L. ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES 1L AND 1R, AFT HALON FIRE BOTTLE, FWD WATER BOTTLE, AND AFT RIGHT PBE. THE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT DID NOT OPERATE: DOOR ASSIST BOTTLES 1R, 2L AND 4R. DOOR 4R WAS NOT USED BUT DEPLOYED AT A LATER TIME TO DETERMINE IF OPERABLE. GIRT BAR AT 4R HAD A BROKEN TAB AND LATER REPLACED. AIRCRAFT HAD 179 PAX, PLUS CREW AND EVACUATED IN APROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES WITH ONE MINOR ANKLE INJURY REPORTED. FAA ALONG WITH NWA OFFICIALS INVESTIGATED INCIDENT AND FOUND HAMBURGERS IN AFT GALLEY OVEN HAD DRIPPED GREASE OUT OF PROTECTIVE WRAPPING INTO OVEN CAUSING SIGNIFICANT SMOKE. NO SIGN OF FIRE WAS EVIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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