Narrative:

Crew worked and performed their duties without hesitation. The smell was the first indicator. It (smoke) seemed to be working front to back. The #1 and #3 appeared in aisle with halons. #4 extracted pbu. We were on climb out so we really could not avoid smoke by kneeling. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated this was smoke; not an electrical odor or smell. The smoke was coming into the cabin from the heating and ventilation overhead and sidewall panels. One cabin attendant opened but did not use a personal breathing unit. The total flight was only 13 mins from takeoff to landing. No one has advised the cabin crew of the cause of the smoke.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 ON TKOF CLB DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO THE DEP ARPT DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN.

Narrative: CREW WORKED AND PERFORMED THEIR DUTIES WITHOUT HESITATION. THE SMELL WAS THE FIRST INDICATOR. IT (SMOKE) SEEMED TO BE WORKING FRONT TO BACK. THE #1 AND #3 APPEARED IN AISLE WITH HALONS. #4 EXTRACTED PBU. WE WERE ON CLBOUT SO WE REALLY COULD NOT AVOID SMOKE BY KNEELING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THIS WAS SMOKE; NOT AN ELECTRICAL ODOR OR SMELL. THE SMOKE WAS COMING INTO THE CABIN FROM THE HEATING AND VENTILATION OVERHEAD AND SIDEWALL PANELS. ONE CABIN ATTENDANT OPENED BUT DID NOT USE A PERSONAL BREATHING UNIT. THE TOTAL FLT WAS ONLY 13 MINS FROM TKOF TO LNDG. NO ONE HAS ADVISED THE CABIN CREW OF THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE.

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.