MD80 crew had smoke in the cabin departing bos in A90 class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	548437
Time
Date	200205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a90.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
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	548437
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Smoke in cabin on climb out passing 4000 ft. Returned to bos, overweight landing. Deplaned passenger at gate. Smoke dissipated on taxi in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD SMOKE IN THE CABIN DEPARTING BOS IN A90 CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: SMOKE IN CABIN ON CLBOUT PASSING 4000 FT. RETURNED TO BOS, OVERWT LNDG. DEPLANED PAX AT GATE. SMOKE DISSIPATED ON TAXI IN.

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.