Narrative:

Less than 1 min after takeoff, a hazy smoke started coming out of the vents on the sidewall of the aircraft. I got up out of my jump seat and started opening air vents at passenger seats. This did not seem to help and the captain almost immediately made a PA stating to stay seated, we would be on the ground in 8 mins. I sat back down in my jump seat. Before landing, it seemed the smoke had dissipated. Upon landing, the captain made sure the smoke had dissipated and that everyone was ok before making the decision to taxi to the gate. Upon speaking to the mechanics once at the gate, they felt it was an oil spillage in the air conditioner ducts that started to burn off after takeoff. We also learned that the aircraft had been taken OTS earlier because of smoke in the cabin while on the ground. Both the #2 flight attendant and I said after the event happened that we both noticed the aircraft cabin being somewhat hazy while on the ground, but had attributed it to our eyesight or our eyeglasses being dirty. I felt if the aircraft had had smoke in the cabin while on the ground, it should have been checked out more thoroughly before being put back into service so quickly. Supplemental information from acn 418996: called cockpit, no answer. Called #1 flight attendant, informed her of situation. Heard back from #1 flight attendant cockpit was filled with smoke, pilots on oxygen masks. Pilots made PA to passenger cabin that smoke was in cockpit/smoke in cabin, we would be returning to bos and would be on the ground in 7 mins.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A SUPER 80 IN WHICH SMOKE DEVELOPED IN THE CABIN JUST AFTER TKOF. CONTACT WITH COCKPIT INDICATED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AS WELL. EMER LNDG.

Narrative: LESS THAN 1 MIN AFTER TKOF, A HAZY SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE VENTS ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE ACFT. I GOT UP OUT OF MY JUMP SEAT AND STARTED OPENING AIR VENTS AT PAX SEATS. THIS DID NOT SEEM TO HELP AND THE CAPT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY MADE A PA STATING TO STAY SEATED, WE WOULD BE ON THE GND IN 8 MINS. I SAT BACK DOWN IN MY JUMP SEAT. BEFORE LNDG, IT SEEMED THE SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED. UPON LNDG, THE CAPT MADE SURE THE SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED AND THAT EVERYONE WAS OK BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION TO TAXI TO THE GATE. UPON SPEAKING TO THE MECHS ONCE AT THE GATE, THEY FELT IT WAS AN OIL SPILLAGE IN THE AIR CONDITIONER DUCTS THAT STARTED TO BURN OFF AFTER TKOF. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN TAKEN OTS EARLIER BECAUSE OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN WHILE ON THE GND. BOTH THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT AND I SAID AFTER THE EVENT HAPPENED THAT WE BOTH NOTICED THE ACFT CABIN BEING SOMEWHAT HAZY WHILE ON THE GND, BUT HAD ATTRIBUTED IT TO OUR EYESIGHT OR OUR EYEGLASSES BEING DIRTY. I FELT IF THE ACFT HAD HAD SMOKE IN THE CABIN WHILE ON THE GND, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHKED OUT MORE THOROUGHLY BEFORE BEING PUT BACK INTO SVC SO QUICKLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 418996: CALLED COCKPIT, NO ANSWER. CALLED #1 FLT ATTENDANT, INFORMED HER OF SIT. HEARD BACK FROM #1 FLT ATTENDANT COCKPIT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE, PLTS ON OXYGEN MASKS. PLTS MADE PA TO PAX CABIN THAT SMOKE WAS IN COCKPIT/SMOKE IN CABIN, WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO BOS AND WOULD BE ON THE GND IN 7 MINS.

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.