<< >> NASA ASRS Report 573788, January 2003

A flight attendant reports an immediate return to departure station as a result of smoke in the cabin after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	573788
Time
Date	200301
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
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 : 4.5 flight attendant time total : 4.5 flight attendant time type : 99
ASRS Report	573788
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff, passenger and crew members saw smoke in the rear part of cabin and there was some burning rubbery smell. Captain called us and said 'keep in touch' and he decided to return to dfw. Aircraft was checked by ground personnel and they took the aircraft OTS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT ATTENDANT RPTS AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO DEP STATION AS A RESULT OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, PAX AND CREW MEMBERS SAW SMOKE IN THE REAR PART OF CABIN AND THERE WAS SOME BURNING RUBBERY SMELL. CAPT CALLED US AND SAID 'KEEP IN TOUCH' AND HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO DFW. ACFT WAS CHKED BY GND PERSONNEL AND THEY TOOK THE ACFT OTS.

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.