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A DC9 delays his return to dtw after the cabin attendants report smoke in the passenger cabin 3 times, each time saying it's 'getting worse'.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422715 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 422715 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
After takeoff before reaching 5000 ft, the first officer received a call from the flight attendant advising us of smoke in the cabin. Going through 5000 ft the first officer received a second call advising us that the smoke was getting worse, followed by the 'a' flight attendant coming up and telling us that the smoke was still getting worse. I then decided to return to dtw. The smoke was caused by a leaking right air cycle machine, combined with an overheated right air- conditioning pack. Since the smoke was not from an unknown source, was not from any type of ignited source, I do not see why I am required to return and land as soon as possible. The problem was straightened out before turning final at dtw. There was no smoke in the cockpit because the cockpit gets its air from the left air-conditioning pack.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 DELAYS HIS RETURN TO DTW AFTER THE CABIN ATTENDANTS RPT SMOKE IN THE PAX CABIN 3 TIMES, EACH TIME SAYING IT'S 'GETTING WORSE'.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF BEFORE REACHING 5000 FT, THE FO RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE FLT ATTENDANT ADVISING US OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. GOING THROUGH 5000 FT THE FO RECEIVED A SECOND CALL ADVISING US THAT THE SMOKE WAS GETTING WORSE, FOLLOWED BY THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT COMING UP AND TELLING US THAT THE SMOKE WAS STILL GETTING WORSE. I THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO DTW. THE SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY A LEAKING R AIR CYCLE MACHINE, COMBINED WITH AN OVERHEATED R AIR- CONDITIONING PACK. SINCE THE SMOKE WAS NOT FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE, WAS NOT FROM ANY TYPE OF IGNITED SOURCE, I DO NOT SEE WHY I AM REQUIRED TO RETURN AND LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE PROB WAS STRAIGHTENED OUT BEFORE TURNING FINAL AT DTW. THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT BECAUSE THE COCKPIT GETS ITS AIR FROM THE L AIR-CONDITIONING PACK.
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.