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Flight attendant report, md S80, dfw-bna, cabin smoke on takeoff, returned to lax. Plane removed from service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower tower : msp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 99 |
| ASRS Report | 435050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff, after first chime, I noticed a strange odor. I looked into cabin and did not see anything unusual. I kept looking. I noticed it getting hazy. I opened the cockpit door. I informed them of the problem. At this point it was so thick it was hard to see in the back. All this happened over a period of no more than 2 mins. The captain told me we would return to dfw. He did not think we would need to evacuate/evacuation. He must have shut down some of the system, as the haze started to clear up. We landed without any further problems, and we were able to pull up to a gate and deplane. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said that the crew didn't take any chances and returned to dfw and changed planes. That plane was taken OTS. She did not know the source of the smoke.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD S80, DFW-BNA, CABIN SMOKE ON TKOF, RETURNED TO LAX. PLANE REMOVED FROM SVC.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, AFTER FIRST CHIME, I NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR. I LOOKED INTO CABIN AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. I KEPT LOOKING. I NOTICED IT GETTING HAZY. I OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR. I INFORMED THEM OF THE PROB. AT THIS POINT IT WAS SO THICK IT WAS HARD TO SEE IN THE BACK. ALL THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF NO MORE THAN 2 MINS. THE CAPT TOLD ME WE WOULD RETURN TO DFW. HE DID NOT THINK WE WOULD NEED TO EVAC. HE MUST HAVE SHUT DOWN SOME OF THE SYS, AS THE HAZE STARTED TO CLR UP. WE LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL UP TO A GATE AND DEPLANE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THAT THE CREW DIDN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES AND RETURNED TO DFW AND CHANGED PLANES. THAT PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS. SHE DID NOT KNOW THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE.
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.