Narrative:

Smoke in cabin/emergency landing. Approximately 2 mins after takeoff from abq, the cabin to cockpit chime rang 4 times. The #1 flight attendant opened the cockpit door and said the cabin was filling with smoke. I asked her what it smelled like and she said it had a sulfur smell. She had no idea of the origin of the smoke. Flight attendants began their 30 second review for an immediate landing. We had no indications of smoke or fumes in the cockpit. We were at 10000 ft and level on a heading of 120 degrees when I advised abq departure that we were declaring an emergency due to smoke in the cabin and would be returning to abq to land. I gave departure the necessary information -- 124 souls on board and our fuel of 18000 pounds. Departure vectored us to a 180 degree heading, descended us to 7500 ft and asked us what runway we wanted. I requested runway 35 because it was closest. Departure vectored us to the west. We ran the landing checklist down to the gear and picked up runway 35 visually. I made the routine prepare for landing PA. We switched to tower. They cleared us to land and advised us that crash fire rescue equipment was standing by. We configured for landing, completed the landing checklist and landed uneventfully. Rolling to a stop on runway 35 at the 3C turnoff, I chimed the #1 flight attendant and asked if the situation had worsened and if we would need to do a ground evacuate/evacuation. The #1 flight attendant advised me that the smoke was rapidly dissipating, and everyone was ok. We turned off the runway at C3 and asked if there were any visible signs of fire or smoke coming from our aircraft. The tower advised us there were none. I decided to return to the gate since we did not have fire and the smoke was clearing. Crash fire rescue equipment followed us onto the ramp and we parked at gate. Crash fire rescue equipment personnel boarded the aircraft and checked for fire both inside and out. We deplaned at the gate with no injuries. Supplemental information from acn 511699: we departed abq using reserve thrust due to a tri inoperative placard. Captain took control of the aircraft, and I took over the radios. I called abq ground and asked if they could see any smoke or fire on our aircraft. They said no and that everything looked normal. We decided to taxi to the gate and deplane the aircraft through the jetbridge. The aircraft was emptied with no sign of smoke or fire.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD SMOKE, FUMES IN THE CABIN JUST AFTER TKOF AT ABQ.

Narrative: SMOKE IN CABIN/EMER LNDG. APPROX 2 MINS AFTER TKOF FROM ABQ, THE CABIN TO COCKPIT CHIME RANG 4 TIMES. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR AND SAID THE CABIN WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE. I ASKED HER WHAT IT SMELLED LIKE AND SHE SAID IT HAD A SULFUR SMELL. SHE HAD NO IDEA OF THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE. FLT ATTENDANTS BEGAN THEIR 30 SECOND REVIEW FOR AN IMMEDIATE LNDG. WE HAD NO INDICATIONS OF SMOKE OR FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. WE WERE AT 10000 FT AND LEVEL ON A HDG OF 120 DEGS WHEN I ADVISED ABQ DEP THAT WE WERE DECLARING AN EMER DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND WOULD BE RETURNING TO ABQ TO LAND. I GAVE DEP THE NECESSARY INFO -- 124 SOULS ON BOARD AND OUR FUEL OF 18000 LBS. DEP VECTORED US TO A 180 DEG HDG, DSNDED US TO 7500 FT AND ASKED US WHAT RWY WE WANTED. I REQUESTED RWY 35 BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSEST. DEP VECTORED US TO THE W. WE RAN THE LNDG CHKLIST DOWN TO THE GEAR AND PICKED UP RWY 35 VISUALLY. I MADE THE ROUTINE PREPARE FOR LNDG PA. WE SWITCHED TO TWR. THEY CLRED US TO LAND AND ADVISED US THAT CFR WAS STANDING BY. WE CONFIGURED FOR LNDG, COMPLETED THE LNDG CHKLIST AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ROLLING TO A STOP ON RWY 35 AT THE 3C TURNOFF, I CHIMED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND ASKED IF THE SIT HAD WORSENED AND IF WE WOULD NEED TO DO A GND EVAC. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ME THAT THE SMOKE WAS RAPIDLY DISSIPATING, AND EVERYONE WAS OK. WE TURNED OFF THE RWY AT C3 AND ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY VISIBLE SIGNS OF FIRE OR SMOKE COMING FROM OUR ACFT. THE TWR ADVISED US THERE WERE NONE. I DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE GATE SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE FIRE AND THE SMOKE WAS CLRING. CFR FOLLOWED US ONTO THE RAMP AND WE PARKED AT GATE. CFR PERSONNEL BOARDED THE ACFT AND CHKED FOR FIRE BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. WE DEPLANED AT THE GATE WITH NO INJURIES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 511699: WE DEPARTED ABQ USING RESERVE THRUST DUE TO A TRI INOP PLACARD. CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT, AND I TOOK OVER THE RADIOS. I CALLED ABQ GND AND ASKED IF THEY COULD SEE ANY SMOKE OR FIRE ON OUR ACFT. THEY SAID NO AND THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. WE DECIDED TO TAXI TO THE GATE AND DEPLANE THE ACFT THROUGH THE JETBRIDGE. THE ACFT WAS EMPTIED WITH NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR FIRE.

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.