Emb-145 flight crew reports smoke in the cockpit when the bleed system is switched to the engines fr...

Attributes
ACN	1120033
Time
Date	201310
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pneumatic System
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Took off and upon switching from APU bleed to engine bleeds we were engulfed with smoke. We did the immediate actions items along with shutting the packs off since we were low enough; and the smoke cleared. ATC gave us vectors back where we safely landed followed by fire/EMS on the ground. We ran our appropriate after landing checklists and then taxied to the gate. Once deplaned it was discovered to have been a past problem as smoke in the cabin was a previous write-up. The initial action was an acm replacement but obviously didn't do the trick. We weren't around long enough to determine the cause. Getting more familiar with the checklist would be desirable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-145 flight crew reports smoke in the cockpit when the bleed system is switched to the engines from the APU after takeoff. The smoke checklist is complied with and the flight returns to the departure airport.

Narrative: Took off and upon switching from APU bleed to engine bleeds we were engulfed with smoke. We did the immediate actions items along with shutting the packs off since we were low enough; and the smoke cleared. ATC gave us vectors back where we safely landed followed by fire/EMS on the ground. We ran our appropriate after landing checklists and then taxied to the gate. Once deplaned it was discovered to have been a past problem as smoke in the cabin was a previous write-up. The initial action was an ACM replacement but obviously didn't do the trick. We weren't around long enough to determine the cause. Getting more familiar with the checklist would be desirable.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Emb-145 flight crew reports smoke in the cockpit when the bleed system is switched to the engines from the APU after takeoff. The smoke checklist is complied with and the flight returns to the departure airport.