Electrical smoke in cockpit during climb. Return to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	139964
Time
Date	199003
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7800 msl bound upper : 7800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	139964
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	130546
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:

Copilot saw electrical smoke coming from circuit breaker panel. Donned O2 masks, did memory items, declared emergency, communicated with cabin after attempting to locate and diminish smoke. Returned to dfw for immediate landing. No evacuate/evacuation because smoke was only in cockpit. Cockpit crew proceeded to hospital for medical evaluation following smoke inhalation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING CLIMB. RETURN TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: COPLT SAW ELECTRICAL SMOKE COMING FROM CB PANEL. DONNED O2 MASKS, DID MEMORY ITEMS, DECLARED EMER, COMMUNICATED WITH CABIN AFTER ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE AND DIMINISH SMOKE. RETURNED TO DFW FOR IMMEDIATE LNDG. NO EVAC BECAUSE SMOKE WAS ONLY IN COCKPIT. COCKPIT CREW PROCEEDED TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION FOLLOWING SMOKE INHALATION.

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.