An air carrier medium large transport crew returned and landed with smoke in the aircraft cabin and ...

Attributes
ACN	224606
Time
Date	199210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gso
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180
ASRS Report	224606
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	225038
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

1 min after liftoff, lead flight attendant notified us of a smoke alarm and strong smell of smoke or fumes filling cabin. We turned downwind and made a decision to land immediately. All FAA and company procedures were followed. I checked engine gauges and all looked normal. We completed our landing checklist, notified tower (they had emergency equipment standing by). Flight attendants briefed as to time left till landing and evacuate/evacuation procedures. We had tower notify our company we were coming back with a problem. After landing, the first officer got on the PA and told everyone to stay seated, that we'd deplane at the gate. The smoke or fumes at that time were lessening, and tower did not see any outward signs of smoke. We deplaned in a quick, orderly fashion. No injuries to people or equipment. Aircraft was written up in maintenance log as to what happened and maintenance took over then.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CREW RETURNED AND LANDED WITH SMOKE IN THE ACFT CABIN AND COCKPIT.

Narrative: 1 MIN AFTER LIFTOFF, LEAD FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED US OF A SMOKE ALARM AND STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE OR FUMES FILLING CABIN. WE TURNED DOWNWIND AND MADE A DECISION TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. ALL FAA AND COMPANY PROCS WERE FOLLOWED. I CHKED ENG GAUGES AND ALL LOOKED NORMAL. WE COMPLETED OUR LNDG CHKLIST, NOTIFIED TWR (THEY HAD EMER EQUIP STANDING BY). FLT ATTENDANTS BRIEFED AS TO TIME LEFT TILL LNDG AND EVAC PROCS. WE HAD TWR NOTIFY OUR COMPANY WE WERE COMING BACK WITH A PROBLEM. AFTER LNDG, THE FO GOT ON THE PA AND TOLD EVERYONE TO STAY SEATED, THAT WE'D DEPLANE AT THE GATE. THE SMOKE OR FUMES AT THAT TIME WERE LESSENING, AND TWR DID NOT SEE ANY OUTWARD SIGNS OF SMOKE. WE DEPLANED IN A QUICK, ORDERLY FASHION. NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE OR EQUIP. ACFT WAS WRITTEN UP IN MAINT LOG AS TO WHAT HAPPENED AND MAINT TOOK OVER THEN.

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.

An air carrier medium large transport crew returned and landed with smoke in the aircraft cabin and cockpit.