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

Attributes
ACN	563241
Time
Date	200210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ttt.vor
State Reference	TX
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	563241
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : batt charger light c/b tripping other other : fa3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, the flight attendants reported smoke in the cabin and smelled something burning. This report occurred at the same time the battery charger light illuminated on the annunciator panel followed by the battery charger circuit breaker tripping. Once the circuit breaker had tripped, the smoke and fumes in the cabin began to dissipate. Also, the cabin lighting system along with the first class galley lighting system became inoperative. In accordance with DC9 bulletin DC9-xx, I decided to return to dfw airport which had convective activity in the vicinity. An emergency was declared, and ZFW notified fw dispatch. Additionally, the passenger reported that the aircraft may have been struck by lightning while on approach to dfw. A normal overweight landing was made at a gross weight of 135600 pounds, using medium automatic braking in accordance with FM part 1 -- section yy. Dfw safety equipment followed the aircraft to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

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

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THIS RPT OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME THE BATTERY CHARGER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL FOLLOWED BY THE BATTERY CHARGER CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPING. ONCE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED, THE SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE CABIN BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. ALSO, THE CABIN LIGHTING SYS ALONG WITH THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY LIGHTING SYS BECAME INOP. IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC9 BULLETIN DC9-XX, I DECIDED TO RETURN TO DFW ARPT WHICH HAD CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY. AN EMER WAS DECLARED, AND ZFW NOTIFIED FW DISPATCH. ADDITIONALLY, THE PAX RPTED THAT THE ACFT MAY HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE ON APCH TO DFW. A NORMAL OVERWT LNDG WAS MADE AT A GROSS WT OF 135600 LBS, USING MEDIUM AUTO BRAKING IN ACCORDANCE WITH FM PART 1 -- SECTION YY. DFW SAFETY EQUIP FOLLOWED THE ACFT TO THE GATE.

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.