Equipment bay smoke warning return land.

Attributes
ACN	169709
Time
Date	199102
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	169709
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff from phx at approximately 600' afl, the minimum equipment bay smoke warning came on, accompanied by the master warning light and horn. A heat or smoke odor was detected in the cockpit. An emergency was declared and immediate return to phx initiated. On downwind leg the odor in the cockpit seemed to dissipate and the warning indications all went out. An uneventful landing was made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EQUIPMENT BAY SMOKE WARNING RETURN LAND.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM PHX AT APPROX 600' AFL, THE MINIMUM EQUIP BAY SMOKE WARNING CAME ON, ACCOMPANIED BY THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND HORN. A HEAT OR SMOKE ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND IMMEDIATE RETURN TO PHX INITIATED. ON DOWNWIND LEG THE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT SEEMED TO DISSIPATE AND THE WARNING INDICATIONS ALL WENT OUT. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE.

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.