Smoke in cabin on departure leads to quick return and emergency landing for air carrier medium large...

Attributes
ACN	157942
Time
Date	199009
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	157942
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Immediately after takeoff, the first class smoke detector alarm sounded and smoke was reported in the cabin. An emergency was declared and we circled to land uneventfully. With a 2 man crew and a critical phase of flight (takeoff and landing), communication was the key factor affecting the safety of the flight. Initially both pilots were listening to the F/a reports as well as ATC. Once the PF talked to ATC and PNF talked with the cabin attendants soley, any confusion or communication overlap was taken care of. Limited approach navaids at clear was also very detrimental to the safety of a visibility approach in an emergency situation. No ILS/G/south/localizer not even a VASI as a back up for dawn approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMOKE IN CABIN ON DEP LEADS TO QUICK RETURN AND EMERGENCY LNDG FOR ACR MLG.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF, THE FIRST CLASS SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDED AND SMOKE WAS RPTED IN THE CABIN. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND WE CIRCLED TO LAND UNEVENTFULLY. WITH A 2 MAN CREW AND A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT (TKOF AND LNDG), COM WAS THE KEY FACTOR AFFECTING THE SAFETY OF THE FLT. INITIALLY BOTH PLTS WERE LISTENING TO THE F/A RPTS AS WELL AS ATC. ONCE THE PF TALKED TO ATC AND PNF TALKED WITH THE CABIN ATTENDANTS SOLEY, ANY CONFUSION OR COM OVERLAP WAS TAKEN CARE OF. LIMITED APCH NAVAIDS AT CLR WAS ALSO VERY DETRIMENTAL TO THE SAFETY OF A VIS APCH IN AN EMER SITUATION. NO ILS/G/S/LOC NOT EVEN A VASI AS A BACK UP FOR DAWN APCH.

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.

Smoke in cabin on departure leads to quick return and emergency landing for air carrier medium large transport.