B757 crew declared an emergency just after takeoff because of smoke and fumes and returned to dfw.

Attributes
ACN	624672
Time
Date	200407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	624672
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Immediately after takeoff we experienced a very strong acrid smell in the cockpit. Confirmed similar smell in cabin. Followed smoke from unknown source procedure. Declared an emergency and returned uneventfully to dfw. Landed overweight but very smooth touchdown. ATC a little slow in allowing us to descend due to traffic. Would rate their performance a 5 out of 10. Flight attendant during emergency and after was outstanding. First officer's performance and attention to detail outstanding. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated an engine seal failure had caused the fumes and smoke problem. He said the problem was noticed at approximately 1000 ft. Both captain and first officer donned their oxygen masks and continued climb to 8000 ft. After they completed their emergency checklist, they were given vectors back to dfw for a landing on runway 17C. He said dfw had a lot of traffic at the time but handling by the controllers was satisfactory.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW DECLARED AN EMER JUST AFTER TKOF BECAUSE OF SMOKE AND FUMES AND RETURNED TO DFW.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF WE EXPERIENCED A VERY STRONG ACRID SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. CONFIRMED SIMILAR SMELL IN CABIN. FOLLOWED SMOKE FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE PROC. DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED UNEVENTFULLY TO DFW. LANDED OVERWT BUT VERY SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN. ATC A LITTLE SLOW IN ALLOWING US TO DSND DUE TO TFC. WOULD RATE THEIR PERFORMANCE A 5 OUT OF 10. FLT ATTENDANT DURING EMER AND AFTER WAS OUTSTANDING. FO'S PERFORMANCE AND ATTN TO DETAIL OUTSTANDING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED AN ENG SEAL FAILURE HAD CAUSED THE FUMES AND SMOKE PROB. HE SAID THE PROB WAS NOTICED AT APPROX 1000 FT. BOTH CAPT AND FO DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS AND CONTINUED CLB TO 8000 FT. AFTER THEY COMPLETED THEIR EMER CHKLIST, THEY WERE GIVEN VECTORS BACK TO DFW FOR A LNDG ON RWY 17C. HE SAID DFW HAD A LOT OF TFC AT THE TIME BUT HANDLING BY THE CTLRS WAS SATISFACTORY.

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.