A B757-200 on takeoff climb at 4000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to smoke in cabin and ...

Attributes
ACN	590076
Time
Date	200308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 54 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	590076
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	590075
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We pushed back from the gate for our flight to ZZZ1 everything was normal until we started to rotate for takeoff. Once we rotated I started to smell something in the air that at first smelled like an oily pack. As we climbed out it got worst. Then it started to smell like electrical smoke. As I looked around the cockpit I couldn't see the smoke in the air. Then the flight attendant called us to say that there is smoke everywhere in the cabin. We decided to come back to ZZZ. We checked in with ZZZ center and told them we have smoke in the cockpit and cabin and we would like to go back to ZZZ. All instrument readings seemed normal and we had no EICAS msges. We came around and made a normal landing except we landed over our maximum landing weight by 15000 pounds. The fire trucks met us after we cleared the runway and followed us to the gate. The smoke seemed to dissipate once we were on final and almost gone by the time we reached the gate. As we deplaned the passengers some said they saw black smoke coming from the right engine. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated on final approach the cabin was beginning to clear of the smoke and on reaching the gate it was gone. The reporter said the oily smoke was caused by the right engine compressor bearing and bearing seal allowing oil to enter the pneumatic bleed system and into the air conditioning pack system. The reporter stated there was no EICAS warning and all instrumentation for the right engine was normal. The reporter said an emergency was declared and the engine was replaced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 ON TKOF CLB AT 4000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. CAUSED BY R ENG FAILED BEARING AND BEARING SEAL.

Narrative: WE PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE FOR OUR FLT TO ZZZ1 EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL UNTIL WE STARTED TO ROTATE FOR TKOF. ONCE WE ROTATED I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING IN THE AIR THAT AT FIRST SMELLED LIKE AN OILY PACK. AS WE CLBED OUT IT GOT WORST. THEN IT STARTED TO SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL SMOKE. AS I LOOKED AROUND THE COCKPIT I COULDN'T SEE THE SMOKE IN THE AIR. THEN THE FA CALLED US TO SAY THAT THERE IS SMOKE EVERYWHERE IN THE CABIN. WE DECIDED TO COME BACK TO ZZZ. WE CHECKED IN WITH ZZZ CENTER AND TOLD THEM WE HAVE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO ZZZ. ALL INSTRUMENT READINGS SEEMED NORMAL AND WE HAD NO EICAS MSGES. WE CAME AROUND AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG EXCEPT WE LANDED OVER OUR MAX LNDG WT BY 15000 LBS. THE FIRE TRUCKS MET US AFTER WE CLRED THE RWY AND FOLLOWED US TO THE GATE. THE SMOKE SEEMED TO DISSIPATE ONCE WE WERE ON FINAL AND ALMOST GONE BY THE TIME WE REACHED THE GATE. AS WE DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS SOME SAID THEY SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE R ENG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED ON FINAL APCH THE CABIN WAS BEGINNING TO CLEAR OF THE SMOKE AND ON REACHING THE GATE IT WAS GONE. THE RPTR SAID THE OILY SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY THE R ENG COMPRESSOR BEARING AND BEARING SEAL ALLOWING OIL TO ENTER THE PNEUMATIC BLEED SYSTEM AND INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING PACK SYSTEM. THE RPTR STATED THERE WAS NO EICAS WARNING AND ALL INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE R ENG WAS NORMAL. THE RPTR SAID AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE ENG WAS REPLACED.

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 B757-200 on takeoff climb at 4000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to smoke in cabin and cockpit. Caused by right engine failed bearing and bearing seal.