MD80 crew had smoke in the cabin after takeoff at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	541404
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : d10.tracon
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 1.5 flight attendant time total : 1.5 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	541404
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 1-2
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

As the aircraft was climbing, all of the flight attendants (3) noticed smoke billowing throughout the whole aircraft -- not just the cockpit. It seemed to be coming through the vents. We were still in sterile, so we only got up to make sure the passenger were ok. The cause of the smoke was unknown. We were advised before takeoff the aircraft was in the hangar for 2 days prior to this trip for smoke in the plane due to the APU, which was supposedly changed. The captain advised us we weren't going to do an evacuate/evacuation, that he turned all the power off in the aircraft and that we were going back to dfw. Announcements were made to calm passenger and to reassure them everything was ok. It seems like this plane was not taken for a test ride before we took it out. The smoke was thick with a gray/blue color. It seemed crystal-like as we breathed it in. It made us very dry and thirsty. My thoughts were that it wasn't from flames, but maybe old deicing fluid had dried up on the aircraft while in the hangar. As the aircraft became hotter, the fumes came through the vents. I've worked on the ramp and I know this is very toxic. We just need more detailed inspections and test rides to prevent these incidents from happening again. I'm also concerned that the letter from XXXX stated it was 'smoke in the cockpit incident flight XXXX' when the smoke was completely throughout the entire aircraft, which was clearly evident to the pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER TKOF AT DFW.

Narrative: AS THE ACFT WAS CLBING, ALL OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS (3) NOTICED SMOKE BILLOWING THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE ACFT -- NOT JUST THE COCKPIT. IT SEEMED TO BE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. WE WERE STILL IN STERILE, SO WE ONLY GOT UP TO MAKE SURE THE PAX WERE OK. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE WAS UNKNOWN. WE WERE ADVISED BEFORE TKOF THE ACFT WAS IN THE HANGAR FOR 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS TRIP FOR SMOKE IN THE PLANE DUE TO THE APU, WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED. THE CAPT ADVISED US WE WEREN'T GOING TO DO AN EVAC, THAT HE TURNED ALL THE PWR OFF IN THE ACFT AND THAT WE WERE GOING BACK TO DFW. ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MADE TO CALM PAX AND TO REASSURE THEM EVERYTHING WAS OK. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS PLANE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR A TEST RIDE BEFORE WE TOOK IT OUT. THE SMOKE WAS THICK WITH A GRAY/BLUE COLOR. IT SEEMED CRYSTAL-LIKE AS WE BREATHED IT IN. IT MADE US VERY DRY AND THIRSTY. MY THOUGHTS WERE THAT IT WASN'T FROM FLAMES, BUT MAYBE OLD DEICING FLUID HAD DRIED UP ON THE ACFT WHILE IN THE HANGAR. AS THE ACFT BECAME HOTTER, THE FUMES CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. I'VE WORKED ON THE RAMP AND I KNOW THIS IS VERY TOXIC. WE JUST NEED MORE DETAILED INSPECTIONS AND TEST RIDES TO PREVENT THESE INCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE LETTER FROM XXXX STATED IT WAS 'SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT INCIDENT FLT XXXX' WHEN THE SMOKE WAS COMPLETELY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ACFT, WHICH WAS CLRLY EVIDENT TO THE PLTS.

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.