An MD80 crew, shortly after takeoff from dfw, experienced smoke in the cabin, return land.

Attributes
ACN	544403
Time
Date	200202
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
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 : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 60
ASRS Report	544403
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3 other other : 2
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On preflight, the flight attendants were informed that on the prior flight the cabin filled with smoke. The captain said he thought it was just deicing fluid in the aircraft. Seconds after takeoff, the #2 flight attendant used the interphone to notify the other flight attendants of smoke in the cabin. Flight attendant #2 donned the personal breathing equipment and took the large halon. I followed with the personal breathing equipment in my hand and the small halon. Flight attendant #1 stayed on interphone with cockpit. Flight attendant #2 and myself looked for the source of the smoke. I felt the overhead bins for a heat source. None was found. We landed in dfw with instructions to stand by to see if an evacuate/evacuation would be needed. It was not. We landed without incident. I felt our training in fighting fires prepared me to remain calm and professional while looking for the fire. I felt confident that we could have put out a fire if we found one. A couple hours later we reboarded a new aircraft and continued to cos.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CREW, SHORTLY AFTER TKOF FROM DFW, EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE CABIN, RETURN LAND.

Narrative: ON PREFLT, THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INFORMED THAT ON THE PRIOR FLT THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CAPT SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST DEICING FLUID IN THE ACFT. SECONDS AFTER TKOF, THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT USED THE INTERPHONE TO NOTIFY THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. FLT ATTENDANT #2 DONNED THE PERSONAL BREATHING EQUIP AND TOOK THE LARGE HALON. I FOLLOWED WITH THE PERSONAL BREATHING EQUIP IN MY HAND AND THE SMALL HALON. FLT ATTENDANT #1 STAYED ON INTERPHONE WITH COCKPIT. FLT ATTENDANT #2 AND MYSELF LOOKED FOR THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. I FELT THE OVERHEAD BINS FOR A HEAT SOURCE. NONE WAS FOUND. WE LANDED IN DFW WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO STAND BY TO SEE IF AN EVAC WOULD BE NEEDED. IT WAS NOT. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I FELT OUR TRAINING IN FIGHTING FIRES PREPARED ME TO REMAIN CALM AND PROFESSIONAL WHILE LOOKING FOR THE FIRE. I FELT CONFIDENT THAT WE COULD HAVE PUT OUT A FIRE IF WE FOUND ONE. A COUPLE HRS LATER WE REBOARDED A NEW ACFT AND CONTINUED TO COS.

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.