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A B737-300 flight crew declares an emergency and return land after smoke is detected in the cabin after takeoff from bos, ma.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538177 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : a90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 99 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 538177 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 4 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out runway 9 approximately 300 ft AGL, flight attendant 'a' reported smoke in the cabin. Captain said to return to bos for landing. I briefed the flight attendant she had approximately 5 mins to prepare the cabin for landing. We told ATC of our intentions and he vectored us for an ILS runway 4R. We prepared the cockpit and ran the smoke in the cabin checklist, but because of time I only got through shutting off the recirculation fan. An acm in the cabin confirmed with the flight attendants it was air conditioning smoke. It began to dissipate on final. We ran all checks and landed after declaring an emergency with tower. Crash fire rescue equipment equipment met the aircraft and followed us to the gate. All passenger were deplaned. 1 female had a seizure and had to be assisted by rescue personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FLC DECLARES AN EMER AND RETURN LAND AFTER SMOKE IS DETECTED IN THE CABIN AFTER TKOF FROM BOS, MA.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT RWY 9 APPROX 300 FT AGL, FLT ATTENDANT 'A' RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CAPT SAID TO RETURN TO BOS FOR LNDG. I BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANT SHE HAD APPROX 5 MINS TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR LNDG. WE TOLD ATC OF OUR INTENTIONS AND HE VECTORED US FOR AN ILS RWY 4R. WE PREPARED THE COCKPIT AND RAN THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN CHKLIST, BUT BECAUSE OF TIME I ONLY GOT THROUGH SHUTTING OFF THE RECIRCULATION FAN. AN ACM IN THE CABIN CONFIRMED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS IT WAS AIR CONDITIONING SMOKE. IT BEGAN TO DISSIPATE ON FINAL. WE RAN ALL CHKS AND LANDED AFTER DECLARING AN EMER WITH TWR. CFR EQUIP MET THE ACFT AND FOLLOWED US TO THE GATE. ALL PAX WERE DEPLANED. 1 FEMALE HAD A SEIZURE AND HAD TO BE ASSISTED BY RESCUE PERSONNEL.
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.