Embraer 145 captain reported smoke and fumes; of an indeterminate origin; throughout the cabin short...

Narrative:

Smoke and fumes in the cabin noted within 10 minutes of departure from ZZZ. First officer and I were just advising each other of the smoke smell when the flight attendant called on the intercom. She advised us there was visible smoke and fumes throughout the cabin. I advised her we were going back to ZZZ immediately and [to] prepare for landing. I instructed the first officer to [advise ATC] and tell them we wanted to return to ZZZ. Memory action items were accomplished in addition to the cabin smoke/fire QRH checklist while getting instructions from ATC to turn to the field and descend. I had my navigation radio already tuned and the inbound course selected for runway xxr ILS before we departed; so I verified that was still correct. I then concentrated on getting the aircraft configured and slowed so the approach would stay stable and ultimately successful. The landing was normal and upon exiting the runway I set the brake and called the flight attendant to get the status of the cabin. She reported there was no evidence of smoke and that she did not smell the fumes anymore. I elected to taxi back to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Embraer 145 Captain reported smoke and fumes; of an indeterminate origin; throughout the cabin shortly after takeoff. A decision was made to return immediately to the departure airport; where a successful landing was accomplished.

Narrative: Smoke and fumes in the cabin noted within 10 minutes of departure from ZZZ. First Officer and I were just advising each other of the smoke smell when the Flight Attendant called on the intercom. She advised us there was visible smoke and fumes throughout the cabin. I advised her we were going back to ZZZ immediately and [to] prepare for landing. I instructed the First Officer to [advise ATC] and tell them we wanted to return to ZZZ. Memory action items were accomplished in addition to the Cabin Smoke/Fire QRH checklist while getting instructions from ATC to turn to the field and descend. I had my navigation radio already tuned and the inbound course selected for Runway XXR ILS before we departed; so I verified that was still correct. I then concentrated on getting the aircraft configured and slowed so the approach would stay stable and ultimately successful. The landing was normal and upon exiting the runway I set the brake and called the Flight Attendant to get the status of the cabin. She reported there was no evidence of smoke and that she did not smell the fumes anymore. I elected to taxi back to the gate.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1540896
Time
Date	201805
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Embraer 145 captain reported smoke and fumes; of an indeterminate origin; throughout the cabin shortly after takeoff. A decision was made to return immediately to the departure airport; where a successful landing was accomplished.