B767 flight crew has smoke on departure. Declared emergency.

Attributes
ACN	562477
Time
Date	200210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	DC
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iad.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time type : 1397
ASRS Report	562477
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time type : 4240
ASRS Report	562478
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas smoke light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After gear retraction, we had a forward equipment smoke EICAS message and smoke light on the overhead panel. We accomplished all appropriate checklists, declared an emergency and requested emergency equipment meet the aircraft. A cabin advisory was given to the flight attendants. Dispatch and iad operations were contacted via VHF and advised of our problem. An overweight landing was made at iad on runway 1L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLC HAS SMOKE ON DEP. DECLARED EMER.

Narrative: AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, WE HAD A FORWARD EQUIP SMOKE EICAS MESSAGE AND SMOKE LIGHT ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL. WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS, DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED EMER EQUIP MEET THE ACFT. A CABIN ADVISORY WAS GIVEN TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS. DISPATCH AND IAD OPS WERE CONTACTED VIA VHF AND ADVISED OF OUR PROB. AN OVERWT LNDG WAS MADE AT IAD ON RWY 1L.

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.