B727 cargo crew declared emergency when smoke and fumes entered the cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	350390
Time
Date	199610
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sli airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 56 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 248
ASRS Report	350390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	350590
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff from lax we smelled fumes around 6000 ft MSL. Donned oxygen mask when the odor worsened and smoke was visible. Performed the smoke/fumes checklist as we evaluated the problem. When the smoke and fumes did not subside we declared an emergency and notified ATC of our problem. While being vectored we briefly overshot our assigned heading. Heading was immediately corrected back to our assigned heading. Heading deviation was made while we were running our checklist with oxygen mask on and using overhead speakers. Headsets are normally used. When communicating using the oxygen mask and overhead speakers communications are considerably reduced. As we were vectored back for an approach we felt lightheaded. Continued with approach and on final determined we were high. Elected to go around for a left downwind for vectors for a visual approach to runway 25L at lax. After landing we stopped on taxiway a parallel to runway 25L, and shut down engines. We evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft via the escape ropes. Since we all felt lightheaded and woozy and the jumpseater sustained rope burns during the evacuate/evacuation, we requested medical attention and were transported to centennial medical clinic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CARGO CREW DECLARED EMER WHEN SMOKE AND FUMES ENTERED THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM LAX WE SMELLED FUMES AROUND 6000 FT MSL. DONNED OXYGEN MASK WHEN THE ODOR WORSENED AND SMOKE WAS VISIBLE. PERFORMED THE SMOKE/FUMES CHKLIST AS WE EVALUATED THE PROB. WHEN THE SMOKE AND FUMES DID NOT SUBSIDE WE DECLARED AN EMER AND NOTIFIED ATC OF OUR PROB. WHILE BEING VECTORED WE BRIEFLY OVERSHOT OUR ASSIGNED HDG. HDG WAS IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED BACK TO OUR ASSIGNED HDG. HDG DEV WAS MADE WHILE WE WERE RUNNING OUR CHKLIST WITH OXYGEN MASK ON AND USING OVERHEAD SPEAKERS. HEADSETS ARE NORMALLY USED. WHEN COMMUNICATING USING THE OXYGEN MASK AND OVERHEAD SPEAKERS COMS ARE CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. AS WE WERE VECTORED BACK FOR AN APCH WE FELT LIGHTHEADED. CONTINUED WITH APCH AND ON FINAL DETERMINED WE WERE HIGH. ELECTED TO GAR FOR A L DOWNWIND FOR VECTORS FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 25L AT LAX. AFTER LNDG WE STOPPED ON TXWY A PARALLEL TO RWY 25L, AND SHUT DOWN ENGS. WE EVACED THE ACFT VIA THE ESCAPE ROPES. SINCE WE ALL FELT LIGHTHEADED AND WOOZY AND THE JUMPSEATER SUSTAINED ROPE BURNS DURING THE EVAC, WE REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTN AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CLINIC.

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.