Multiple cabin attendant report, S80, lax-dfw. On climb out, smoke in cabin. Captain return lax. Flight canceled. Plane taken OTS for maintenance. 2 cabin attendants sick from fumes.

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Attributes
ACN	481977
Time
Date	200008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sct.tracon
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : cmh.tower
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 oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 8
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 8.5 flight attendant time total : 0.5 flight attendant time type : 25
ASRS Report	481977
Person 2
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 : 8.5 flight attendant time total : 8.5 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	481618
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab #2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to alternate
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out of lax, flight attendant #3 told me there was smoke in the cabin. I looked to see the smoke, and immediately called the cockpit. The captain advised me that we would return to lax. We landed and did not evacuate/evacuation. Flight attendants #2 and #4 said they were nauseous from the fumes and removed themselves from the trip. The aircraft was taken OTS in lax. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the captain tried to clear the air, thinking it was dirty 'socks' that covers the vents, throwing dirty particles out into the air. Since that wasn't it, the captain decided to return to lax and maintenance couldn't figure out the source of the smoke without a lot of testing, so they brought in another plane. The 2 flight attendants who got sick from the fumes were sitting in the back, where the smoke was the most concentrated. The passenger seemed to be very calm and none of them appeared to be sick from the fumes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTIPLE CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, LAX-DFW. ON CLBOUT, SMOKE IN CABIN. CAPT RETURN LAX. FLT CANCELED. PLANE TAKEN OTS FOR MAINT. 2 CABIN ATTENDANTS SICK FROM FUMES.

Narrative: ON CLB OUT OF LAX, FLT ATTENDANT #3 TOLD ME THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. I LOOKED TO SEE THE SMOKE, AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT ADVISED ME THAT WE WOULD RETURN TO LAX. WE LANDED AND DID NOT EVAC. FLT ATTENDANTS #2 AND #4 SAID THEY WERE NAUSEOUS FROM THE FUMES AND REMOVED THEMSELVES FROM THE TRIP. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS IN LAX. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE CAPT TRIED TO CLR THE AIR, THINKING IT WAS DIRTY 'SOCKS' THAT COVERS THE VENTS, THROWING DIRTY PARTICLES OUT INTO THE AIR. SINCE THAT WASN'T IT, THE CAPT DECIDED TO RETURN TO LAX AND MAINT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WITHOUT A LOT OF TESTING, SO THEY BROUGHT IN ANOTHER PLANE. THE 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WHO GOT SICK FROM THE FUMES WERE SITTING IN THE BACK, WHERE THE SMOKE WAS THE MOST CONCENTRATED. THE PAX SEEMED TO BE VERY CALM AND NONE OF THEM APPEARED TO BE SICK FROM THE FUMES.

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.