A MD80 on takeoff climb at 4000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to report of smoke in forw...

Attributes
ACN	588037
Time
Date	200307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	588037
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hydraulic qty indication other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 4
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal takeoff from ZZZ. Shortly after takeoff, flight attendant called on interphone to tell us of smoke in the cabin. Captain made quick decision to return to the airport and told flight attendant such. We declared an emergency and were vectored to runway 24 for landing. Right hydraulic system was lost and rudder control went to manual. On downwind to runway 24, we began to smell the smoke as well and it increased as we were on final. It was a strong smelling smoke that burned at your eyes. We had to lower the gear manually on final due to hydraulic loss. Normal landing and touchdown under maximum weight. We turned off at taxiway lima and stopped for equipment to evaluate us. We were told that they saw nothing unusual except that the gears doors were dragging. We called maintenance and had them come inspect the aircraft further, pin the gear doors up, and tow us to a gate. We had a total of 39 souls on board (sob's), all of which switched aircraft with us and continued trip uneventfully. Total air time was 9 mins. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the smoke and mist was hydraulic fluid spraying from the nose gear retract pressure line aft of the pressure bulkhead. The reporter said the smoke was strong and acrid with eye burning sensation. The reporter stated the location of the line failure put it right under the most forward part of the passenger cabin.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD80 ON TAKEOFF CLIMB AT 4000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO RPT OF SMOKE IN FORWARD CABIN AND LOSS OF R HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.

Narrative: NORMAL TAKEOFF FROM ZZZ. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, FLT ATTENDANT CALLED ON INTERPHONE TO TELL US OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CAPT MADE QUICK DECISION TO RETURN TO THE ARPT AND TOLD FLT ATTENDANT SUCH. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WERE VECTORED TO RWY 24 FOR LNDG. R HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS LOST AND RUDDER CTL WENT TO MANUAL. ON DOWNWIND TO RWY 24, WE BEGAN TO SMELL THE SMOKE AS WELL AND IT INCREASED AS WE WERE ON FINAL. IT WAS A STRONG SMELLING SMOKE THAT BURNED AT YOUR EYES. WE HAD TO LOWER THE GEAR MANUALLY ON FINAL DUE TO HYDRAULIC LOSS. NORMAL LNDG AND TOUCHDOWN UNDER MAX WEIGHT. WE TURNED OFF AT TXWY LIMA AND STOPPED FOR EQUIPMENT TO EVALUATE US. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL EXCEPT THAT THE GEARS DOORS WERE DRAGGING. WE CALLED MAINT AND HAD THEM COME INSPECT THE ACFT FURTHER, PIN THE GEAR DOORS UP, AND TOW US TO A GATE. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 39 SOULS ON BOARD (SOB'S), ALL OF WHICH SWITCHED ACFT WITH US AND CONTINUED TRIP UNEVENTFULLY. TOTAL AIR TIME WAS 9 MINS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE AND MIST WAS HYDRAULIC FLUID SPRAYING FROM THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT PRESSURE LINE AFT OF THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE RPTR SAID THE SMOKE WAS STRONG AND ACRID WITH EYE BURNING SENSATION. THE RPTR STATED THE LOCATION OF THE LINE FAILURE PUT IT RIGHT UNDER THE MOST FORWARD PART OF THE PAX CABIN.

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.

A MD80 on takeoff climb at 4000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to report of smoke in forward cabin and loss of right hydraulic system.