Md super 80 flight crew return land after cabin attendant reported smoke in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	534502
Time
Date	200201
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 12.75 flight attendant time total : 18.5 flight attendant time type : 95
ASRS Report	534502
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	535002
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin smoke other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

About 3 mins after takeoff, I could smell smoke. I got out of my jump seat and looked from forward to aft, saw smoke coming from the side walls. It was blue/gray in color. I called the captain, and reported this to him. The other 2 flight attendants in the aft walked up to the front to talk to me. It was very hazy. I told the passenger to open their air vents. Smoke started to disappear. It smelled like burning oil. We circled and went back to the gate. All passenger were happy to return. We were given a different aircraft to continue on our flight to ZZZ. Safety is #1 in my book!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD SUPER 80 FLC RETURN LAND AFTER CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED SMOKE IN CABIN.

Narrative: ABOUT 3 MINS AFTER TKOF, I COULD SMELL SMOKE. I GOT OUT OF MY JUMP SEAT AND LOOKED FROM FORWARD TO AFT, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE SIDE WALLS. IT WAS BLUE/GRAY IN COLOR. I CALLED THE CAPT, AND RPTED THIS TO HIM. THE OTHER 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE AFT WALKED UP TO THE FRONT TO TALK TO ME. IT WAS VERY HAZY. I TOLD THE PAX TO OPEN THEIR AIR VENTS. SMOKE STARTED TO DISAPPEAR. IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING OIL. WE CIRCLED AND WENT BACK TO THE GATE. ALL PAX WERE HAPPY TO RETURN. WE WERE GIVEN A DIFFERENT ACFT TO CONTINUE ON OUR FLT TO ZZZ. SAFETY IS #1 IN MY BOOK!

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.