B777-200 flight attendant noted a smoky haze in the cabin after takeoff at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	581382
Time
Date	200305
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : d10.tracon
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 19 flight attendant time total : 19 flight attendant time type : 30
ASRS Report	581382
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight attendant #5 directed me to look out in the aisle towards the back of the aircraft. The aisles were hazy, resembling light smoke. As we continued to climb the smoky haze appeared to worsen. I walked the aisles checking lavatories for smoke. I asked a deadheading pilot if he smelled anything. He said it smelled dusty but not like smoke. Other passenger noticed a dusty smell. The captain decided to go back to dfw as the situation wasn't improving. We landed and deplaned without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777-200 FLT ATTENDANT NOTED A SMOKY HAZE IN THE CABIN AFTER TKOF AT DFW.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT #5 DIRECTED ME TO LOOK OUT IN THE AISLE TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE ACFT. THE AISLES WERE HAZY, RESEMBLING LIGHT SMOKE. AS WE CONTINUED TO CLB THE SMOKY HAZE APPEARED TO WORSEN. I WALKED THE AISLES CHKING LAVATORIES FOR SMOKE. I ASKED A DEADHEADING PLT IF HE SMELLED ANYTHING. HE SAID IT SMELLED DUSTY BUT NOT LIKE SMOKE. OTHER PAX NOTICED A DUSTY SMELL. THE CAPT DECIDED TO GO BACK TO DFW AS THE SIT WASN'T IMPROVING. WE LANDED AND DEPLANED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.