Flight attendant report, MD80, mex-dfw, smoke in cabin on takeoff, return to mex.

Attributes
ACN	436447
Time
Date	199905
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mmmx.tower
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mmmx.tower tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 8
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 8 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	436447
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 5 mins after takeoff, I noticed at the same time as the #1 flight attendant, that the cabin was 'hazy.' the haze became a little 'grayer' and the #1 flight attendant called and asked me if I thought the cabin was smoky. I said yes, let the cockpit know immediately. She did, they looked out, at which time I began to smell burning wire, an electrical wire burning smell. I called the cockpit, they said ok and were obviously very busy. I called the #1 flight attendant and she informed me that the captain said the evacuate/evacuation signal, if necessary, would be 'easy victor'. We landed without incident, taxied to the gate and proceeded to operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, MEX-DFW, SMOKE IN CABIN ON TKOF, RETURN TO MEX.

Narrative: APPROX 5 MINS AFTER TKOF, I NOTICED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT, THAT THE CABIN WAS 'HAZY.' THE HAZE BECAME A LITTLE 'GRAYER' AND THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND ASKED ME IF I THOUGHT THE CABIN WAS SMOKY. I SAID YES, LET THE COCKPIT KNOW IMMEDIATELY. SHE DID, THEY LOOKED OUT, AT WHICH TIME I BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING WIRE, AN ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING SMELL. I CALLED THE COCKPIT, THEY SAID OK AND WERE OBVIOUSLY VERY BUSY. I CALLED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT THE CAPT SAID THE EVAC SIGNAL, IF NECESSARY, WOULD BE 'EASY VICTOR'. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, TAXIED TO THE GATE AND PROCEEDED TO OPS.

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.