B767 crew had black, oily smoke in the cockpit after takeoff at den.

Attributes
ACN	537855
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d01.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	537855
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Takeoff was made with passenger EPR 15 degrees flaps on runway 34 den. Crew briefed according to briefing card with special attention to windshear precaution. After gear retraction, a black, oily smelling smoke filled the cockpit and shortly thereafter, flight attendants notified flight deck of smoke in cabin. First officer was at the controls and handled ATC while I donned oxygen mask and accomplished smoke removal checklist. We informed ATC we were returning to the field due to smoke in the aircraft and were handled in accordance with proper emergency procedures. Smoke source was undetermined and seemed at times to dissipate and then return. All checklists were completed prior to FAF and a normal landing was made. Communications with flight attendants consisted of a brief conversation that we were returning to den and we were working to resolve the smoke problem. No cabin advisory was made, however, upon landing I had given the 'remain seated' command and continued conversation with flight attendants, asking condition of cabin, etc. No other rescue equipment was needed. However, on taxi in, EICAS message 'equipment overheat' illuminated. Our checklist had us turn off both recirculation fans and after turning the left recirculation back on, 'equipment overheat' extinguished and a normal taxi was made to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW HAD BLACK, OILY SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AFTER TKOF AT DEN.

Narrative: TKOF WAS MADE WITH PAX EPR 15 DEGS FLAPS ON RWY 34 DEN. CREW BRIEFED ACCORDING TO BRIEFING CARD WITH SPECIAL ATTN TO WINDSHEAR PRECAUTION. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, A BLACK, OILY SMELLING SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED FLT DECK OF SMOKE IN CABIN. FO WAS AT THE CTLS AND HANDLED ATC WHILE I DONNED OXYGEN MASK AND ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE REMOVAL CHKLIST. WE INFORMED ATC WE WERE RETURNING TO THE FIELD DUE TO SMOKE IN THE ACFT AND WERE HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER EMER PROCS. SMOKE SOURCE WAS UNDETERMINED AND SEEMED AT TIMES TO DISSIPATE AND THEN RETURN. ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED PRIOR TO FAF AND A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. COMS WITH FLT ATTENDANTS CONSISTED OF A BRIEF CONVERSATION THAT WE WERE RETURNING TO DEN AND WE WERE WORKING TO RESOLVE THE SMOKE PROB. NO CABIN ADVISORY WAS MADE, HOWEVER, UPON LNDG I HAD GIVEN THE 'REMAIN SEATED' COMMAND AND CONTINUED CONVERSATION WITH FLT ATTENDANTS, ASKING CONDITION OF CABIN, ETC. NO OTHER RESCUE EQUIP WAS NEEDED. HOWEVER, ON TAXI IN, EICAS MESSAGE 'EQUIP OVERHEAT' ILLUMINATED. OUR CHKLIST HAD US TURN OFF BOTH RECIRCULATION FANS AND AFTER TURNING THE L RECIRCULATION BACK ON, 'EQUIP OVERHEAT' EXTINGUISHED AND A NORMAL TAXI WAS MADE TO GATE.

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.