Narrative:

We departed ZZZ on runway 18L and right after departure; the flight attendant reported a loud noise coming from the L1 door and that the passenger were reporting the smell of smoke throughout the cabin. So I declared an emergency and landed overweight with 142700 pounds. We called out the emergency equipment and had them inspect our aircraft after we had a normal landing. I completed the required logbook entries. I called the chief pilot on duty and xxxxx congratulated us on a job well done.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 ON INITIAL CLB AT 3000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM 1L DOOR AND PAX RPTING SMOKE IN CABIN.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED ZZZ ON RWY 18L AND RIGHT AFTER DEP; THE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE L1 DOOR AND THAT THE PAX WERE RPTING THE SMELL OF SMOKE THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. SO I DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED OVERWT WITH 142700 LBS. WE CALLED OUT THE EMER EQUIP AND HAD THEM INSPECT OUR ACFT AFTER WE HAD A NORMAL LNDG. I COMPLETED THE REQUIRED LOGBOOK ENTRIES. I CALLED THE CHIEF PLT ON DUTY AND XXXXX CONGRATULATED US ON A JOB WELL DONE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.