Cabin attendant report, S80, dfw-ewr, smoke in cabin after takeoff. Return to dfw. Maintenance met f...

Attributes
ACN	457961
Time
Date	199911
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff 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 : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 0.02 flight attendant time total : 0.02 flight attendant time type : 0.12
ASRS Report	457961
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We took off from dfw and a few mins later, as we were climbing, I noticed that all passenger were trying to fix the air vent above their heads. I thought they were just feeling hot, but some mins later, the whole cabin got smoky -- like dry ice kind of smoke -- white and foggy -- from my jump seat (position #2). I contacted the other flight attendants and the captain, who could not identify the problem from the cockpit, but decided to land soon. The captain kept us very well informed the whole time. I had the oxygen and halon extinguisher ready to be used, but it was not necessary. The passenger remained very clam, and we all landed safe. There wasn't a need for evacuate/evacuation. As soon as we landed, the smoke disappeared from the cabin. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the smoke occurred 5 mins after takeoff. The captain immediately decided to go back to dallas without dumping fuel. They switched to another plane and continued on without incident. The plane was met by mechanics and passenger service, and no one told her what the mysterious smoke was.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, DFW-EWR, SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER TKOF. RETURN TO DFW. MAINT MET FLT. PLANE TAKEN OTS.

Narrative: WE TOOK OFF FROM DFW AND A FEW MINS LATER, AS WE WERE CLBING, I NOTICED THAT ALL PAX WERE TRYING TO FIX THE AIR VENT ABOVE THEIR HEADS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST FEELING HOT, BUT SOME MINS LATER, THE WHOLE CABIN GOT SMOKY -- LIKE DRY ICE KIND OF SMOKE -- WHITE AND FOGGY -- FROM MY JUMP SEAT (POS #2). I CONTACTED THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS AND THE CAPT, WHO COULD NOT IDENT THE PROB FROM THE COCKPIT, BUT DECIDED TO LAND SOON. THE CAPT KEPT US VERY WELL INFORMED THE WHOLE TIME. I HAD THE OXYGEN AND HALON EXTINGUISHER READY TO BE USED, BUT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY. THE PAX REMAINED VERY CLAM, AND WE ALL LANDED SAFE. THERE WASN'T A NEED FOR EVAC. AS SOON AS WE LANDED, THE SMOKE DISAPPEARED FROM THE CABIN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE SMOKE OCCURRED 5 MINS AFTER TKOF. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY DECIDED TO GO BACK TO DALLAS WITHOUT DUMPING FUEL. THEY SWITCHED TO ANOTHER PLANE AND CONTINUED ON WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PLANE WAS MET BY MECHS AND PAX SVC, AND NO ONE TOLD HER WHAT THE MYSTERIOUS SMOKE WAS.

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.

Cabin attendant report, S80, dfw-ewr, smoke in cabin after takeoff. Return to dfw. Maintenance met flight. Plane taken OTS.