B727 crew had smoke and fumes in the main cabin.

Attributes
ACN	447573
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : svzm.airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : svzm.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	447573
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after departure, flight attendant reported smoke in cabin. We declared emergency and returned to airport. By the time we were on the ground, smoke had dissipated and after careful inspection by fire crews on runway we taxied to gate and deplaned. Due to smoke in cabin we landed at 174000 pounds at ccs. Landing was smooth. Supplemental information from acn 447571: on the departure leg, flight attendants reported smoke and fumes. Flight engineer went to investigate and confirmed the report. Captain turned over the flying to me (the first officer) at which time we donned oxygen masks and proceeded with the checklists. We declared an emergency and returned to maiquetia for an overweight landing. After fire personnel checked the plane, we continued taxi to the gate and offloaded.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE MAIN CABIN.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER DEP, FLT ATTENDANT RPTED SMOKE IN CABIN. WE DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO ARPT. BY THE TIME WE WERE ON THE GND, SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED AND AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION BY FIRE CREWS ON RWY WE TAXIED TO GATE AND DEPLANED. DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN WE LANDED AT 174000 LBS AT CCS. LNDG WAS SMOOTH. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 447571: ON THE DEP LEG, FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED SMOKE AND FUMES. FE WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND CONFIRMED THE RPT. CAPT TURNED OVER THE FLYING TO ME (THE FO) AT WHICH TIME WE DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND PROCEEDED WITH THE CHKLISTS. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO MAIQUETIA FOR AN OVERWT LNDG. AFTER FIRE PERSONNEL CHKED THE PLANE, WE CONTINUED TAXI TO THE GATE AND OFFLOADED.

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.