A canadair CL65 on takeoff climb at 2000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to thick smoke in the cockpit caused by a failed engine oil seal.

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Attributes
ACN	515688
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : avp.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : avp.tracon tower : avp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	515688
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment : msaw aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : l eng master alert other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated controller : issued alert flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On flight abc, a ferry flight after one emergency landing, I (captain) was PF. On climb out, at approximately 2000 ft AGL, the first officer stated that he smelled a smoky odor. Moments later thick smoke filled the flight deck and cabin. We immediately donned our oxygen masks. I told the first officer to notify the controller, declare an emergency, and request immediate vectors back to the airport. The controller warned us of terrain and tried to vector us for a visual approach. We were unable to visually acquire the field, and we requested vectors for an ILS. During this time we had a master warning alert for left engine oil pressure (psi showed it was low) and a warning for smoke in the lavatory. We elected to keep the engine running and land. Upon landing, we evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft on the runway, and crash fire rescue equipment personnel inspected the aircraft. They determined there was no fire. (Maintenance later determined the cause of the smoke was a blown oil seal.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CANADAIR CL65 ON TKOF CLB AT 2000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO THICK SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT CAUSED BY A FAILED ENG OIL SEAL.

Narrative: ON FLT ABC, A FERRY FLT AFTER ONE EMER LNDG, I (CAPT) WAS PF. ON CLBOUT, AT APPROX 2000 FT AGL, THE FO STATED THAT HE SMELLED A SMOKY ODOR. MOMENTS LATER THICK SMOKE FILLED THE FLT DECK AND CABIN. WE IMMEDIATELY DONNED OUR OXYGEN MASKS. I TOLD THE FO TO NOTIFY THE CTLR, DECLARE AN EMER, AND REQUEST IMMEDIATE VECTORS BACK TO THE ARPT. THE CTLR WARNED US OF TERRAIN AND TRIED TO VECTOR US FOR A VISUAL APCH. WE WERE UNABLE TO VISUALLY ACQUIRE THE FIELD, AND WE REQUESTED VECTORS FOR AN ILS. DURING THIS TIME WE HAD A MASTER WARNING ALERT FOR L ENG OIL PRESSURE (PSI SHOWED IT WAS LOW) AND A WARNING FOR SMOKE IN THE LAVATORY. WE ELECTED TO KEEP THE ENG RUNNING AND LAND. UPON LNDG, WE EVACED THE ACFT ON THE RWY, AND CFR PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE ACFT. THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FIRE. (MAINT LATER DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE WAS A BLOWN OIL SEAL.)

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.