Narrative:

Immediately after takeoff we smelled smoke, like an electric heater being turned on. It was strongest back by the tail-cone exit door. I checked the lavatories and you could not smell it in them. No smoke was visible. The #2 flight attendant (sitting in the jump seat on the tail-cone exit door) called the captain, explained the situation. We immediately returned to land. The aircraft was inspected outside and once back at the gate 2 firemen came on and inspected the plane. One said he smelled some smoke smell still. At least 2 passenger, one in first class and one near the window exits had smelled smoke also. We got another plane and continued on our trip.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S80 FLT ATTENDANT, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF FROM SJC, ADVISED THE CAPT THAT THERE WAS THE SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN, AN UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO SJC FOLLOWED.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF WE SMELLED SMOKE, LIKE AN ELECTRIC HEATER BEING TURNED ON. IT WAS STRONGEST BACK BY THE TAIL-CONE EXIT DOOR. I CHKED THE LAVATORIES AND YOU COULD NOT SMELL IT IN THEM. NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE. THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT (SITTING IN THE JUMP SEAT ON THE TAIL-CONE EXIT DOOR) CALLED THE CAPT, EXPLAINED THE SIT. WE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO LAND. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED OUTSIDE AND ONCE BACK AT THE GATE 2 FIREMEN CAME ON AND INSPECTED THE PLANE. ONE SAID HE SMELLED SOME SMOKE SMELL STILL. AT LEAST 2 PAX, ONE IN FIRST CLASS AND ONE NEAR THE WINDOW EXITS HAD SMELLED SMOKE ALSO. WE GOT ANOTHER PLANE AND CONTINUED ON OUR TRIP.

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.