B767 crew had smoke, fumes in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	468162
Time
Date	200003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : o90.tracon tracon : dsm.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Route In Use	departure sid : sfo 8
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	468162
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lav smoke detector other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was the first officer on a B767-300 departing sfo on mar/xa/00. During the takeoff roll, I began hearing a high pitched beeping noise coming from the forward cabin. Once above 1000 ft both the captain and I commented on this noise. Shortly thereafter, the cabin call rang. The flight attendant in the forward cabin informed us that once of the forward lavatory smoke alarms had gone off, and that haze and smoke was beginning to fill the cabin. This was confirmed by flight attendants stationed in the mid and aft cabin also. I asked the flight attendants if they had idented the source of the smoke. They responded that they had not. The crew in the aft cabin were now complaining of nausea and headaches. After following company procedure and a short discussion with the captain, we decided to return to sfo. Due to limited information, we were able to gather and the type of situation that was developing, we decided to land in sfo 12000 pounds overweight. Maximum gross landing weight in the B767 we were flying was 320000 pounds. We touched down at approximately 332000 pounds. Our decision to land overweight was based on the nature of the emergency, the good WX in sfo, and the length of runway available on runway 28R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW HAD SMOKE, FUMES IN CABIN.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON A B767-300 DEPARTING SFO ON MAR/XA/00. DURING THE TKOF ROLL, I BEGAN HEARING A HIGH PITCHED BEEPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FORWARD CABIN. ONCE ABOVE 1000 FT BOTH THE CAPT AND I COMMENTED ON THIS NOISE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE CABIN CALL RANG. THE FLT ATTENDANT IN THE FORWARD CABIN INFORMED US THAT ONCE OF THE FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE ALARMS HAD GONE OFF, AND THAT HAZE AND SMOKE WAS BEGINNING TO FILL THE CABIN. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY FLT ATTENDANTS STATIONED IN THE MID AND AFT CABIN ALSO. I ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANTS IF THEY HAD IDENTED THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY HAD NOT. THE CREW IN THE AFT CABIN WERE NOW COMPLAINING OF NAUSEA AND HEADACHES. AFTER FOLLOWING COMPANY PROC AND A SHORT DISCUSSION WITH THE CAPT, WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO SFO. DUE TO LIMITED INFO, WE WERE ABLE TO GATHER AND THE TYPE OF SIT THAT WAS DEVELOPING, WE DECIDED TO LAND IN SFO 12000 LBS OVERWT. MAX GROSS LNDG WT IN THE B767 WE WERE FLYING WAS 320000 LBS. WE TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROX 332000 LBS. OUR DECISION TO LAND OVERWT WAS BASED ON THE NATURE OF THE EMER, THE GOOD WX IN SFO, AND THE LENGTH OF RWY AVAILABLE ON RWY 28R.

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.