B757 flight crew experienced smoke in the cockpit right after the gear is retracted; don their oxyge...

Attributes
ACN	1303895
Time
Date	201510
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine Oil Seals
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Just after the landing gear was retracted after takeoff; smoke started to fill the cockpit. Donned oxygen masks and almost immediately got a red main cargo fire EICAS message along with an aural alert. I immediately requested a right teardrop back to land on the departure runway. The main cargo fire message disappeared within a minute and smoke dissipated gradually over the next couple of minutes. Landed and taxied clear; stopped and waited for fire and rescue to inspect the exterior and confirm nothing was burning. After fire and rescue cleared us; we were cleared to taxi to the gate with fire and rescue following us. After block in crash fire rescue equipment came on board to inspect further. No indications remained. We and maintenance believe that the smoke was related to a blown seal from a recent engine change about 4 days prior.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 flight crew experienced smoke in the cockpit right after the gear is retracted; don their oxygen masks; then received a Main Cargo Fire EICAS message and aural alert. As the crew turned back to the field the cargo fire EICAS ceased and the cockpit smoke cleared before landing.

Narrative: Just after the landing gear was retracted after takeoff; smoke started to fill the cockpit. Donned oxygen masks and almost immediately got a red MAIN CARGO FIRE EICAS message along with an aural alert. I immediately requested a right teardrop back to land on the departure runway. The MAIN CARGO FIRE message disappeared within a minute and smoke dissipated gradually over the next couple of minutes. Landed and taxied clear; stopped and waited for Fire and Rescue to inspect the exterior and confirm nothing was burning. After Fire and Rescue cleared us; we were cleared to taxi to the gate with Fire and Rescue following us. After block in CFR came on board to inspect further. No indications remained. We and maintenance believe that the smoke was related to a blown seal from a recent engine change about 4 days prior.

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.

B757 flight crew experienced smoke in the cockpit right after the gear is retracted; don their oxygen masks; then received a main cargo fire EICAS message and aural alert. As the crew turned back to the field the cargo fire EICAS ceased and the cockpit smoke cleared before landing.