Air carrier medium large transport experiences smoke in cabin during climb from departure airport. R...

Attributes
ACN	130814
Time
Date	198912
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Route In Use	arrival other departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	130814
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed orlando airport for phl. On climb out, the right a/C distribution duct ruptured in the right pack bay area. Within seconds the aircraft was enveloped in smoke. The condition in the cabin was immediately reported to me by the senior F/a. I instructed her to secure the cabin and prepare for a return landing. I directed the first officer to inform departure control of our condition and that we were returning to the field. He also sent a message to the company. During our return I informed the passenger to stay in their seats, remain calm, and we would have them on the ground in a few mins. A normal landing on 17 at mco was made. Taxi into the terminal and deplaning were normal and west/O incident. All appropriate authorities were notified and debriefed on the situation. The flight was cancelled and passenger bused to a hotel. The crew did a superb job in handling their jobs. In addition, orlando airport personnel were first rate in their performance assisting us. Fortunately, the incident occurred near the airport where we were able to return to land before the situation became worse.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG EXPERIENCES SMOKE IN CABIN DURING CLIMB FROM DEP ARPT. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: DEPARTED ORLANDO ARPT FOR PHL. ON CLBOUT, THE RIGHT A/C DISTRIBUTION DUCT RUPTURED IN THE RIGHT PACK BAY AREA. WITHIN SECS THE ACFT WAS ENVELOPED IN SMOKE. THE CONDITION IN THE CABIN WAS IMMEDIATELY RPTED TO ME BY THE SENIOR F/A. I INSTRUCTED HER TO SECURE THE CABIN AND PREPARE FOR A RETURN LNDG. I DIRECTED THE F/O TO INFORM DEP CTL OF OUR CONDITION AND THAT WE WERE RETURNING TO THE FIELD. HE ALSO SENT A MESSAGE TO THE COMPANY. DURING OUR RETURN I INFORMED THE PAX TO STAY IN THEIR SEATS, REMAIN CALM, AND WE WOULD HAVE THEM ON THE GND IN A FEW MINS. A NORMAL LNDG ON 17 AT MCO WAS MADE. TAXI INTO THE TERMINAL AND DEPLANING WERE NORMAL AND W/O INCIDENT. ALL APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED AND DEBRIEFED ON THE SITUATION. THE FLT WAS CANCELLED AND PAX BUSED TO A HOTEL. THE CREW DID A SUPERB JOB IN HANDLING THEIR JOBS. IN ADDITION, ORLANDO ARPT PERSONNEL WERE FIRST RATE IN THEIR PERFORMANCE ASSISTING US. FORTUNATELY, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR THE ARPT WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO LAND BEFORE THE SITUATION BECAME WORSE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Air carrier medium large transport experiences smoke in cabin during climb from departure airport. Return land.