<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1562615, July 2018

A320 flight crew reported the flight deck and cabin filled with smoke shortly after takeoff causing a return to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1562615
Time
Date	201807
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Air Conditioning Distribution System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff the flight deck was filled with smoke. We immediately put our oxygen mask on and stop the climb at 5000 feet. The lead flight attendant also reported smoke in the cabin. We decided to return back to the field. We notified ATC of our situation. We ran the elimination of odor/fumes in flight deck/cabin. We landed back in ZZZ once cleared the runway we had the fire department walk around the aircraft. The fire department did not see anything unusual so afterwards we were given gate to taxi to and deplaned. Some passengers need medical assistance due to the heat and the cabin and the smoke.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 Flight Crew reported the flight deck and cabin filled with smoke shortly after takeoff causing a return to the departure airport.

Narrative: Shortly after takeoff the flight deck was filled with smoke. We immediately put our oxygen mask on and stop the climb at 5000 feet. The lead Flight Attendant also reported smoke in the cabin. We decided to return back to the field. We notified ATC of our situation. We ran the ELIMINATION OF ODOR/FUMES IN FLIGHT DECK/CABIN. We landed back in ZZZ once cleared the runway we had the fire department walk around the aircraft. The fire department did not see anything unusual so afterwards we were given gate to taxi to and deplaned. Some passengers need medical assistance due to the heat and the cabin and the smoke.

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.