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An MD80 cabin attendant reports after takeoff noticing smoke in the aft cabin. Flight returned to departure airport. Caused by excess oil in engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 695111 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tpa.tracon |
| 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 : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 22 |
| ASRS Report | 695111 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff; the #4 flight attendant noticed smoke in back of cabin. I looked out and saw smoke throughout the entire cabin. We notified the captain. He lowered the aircraft and allowed the smoke to remove itself from the cabin; then we landed (it was an excess of oil in engines).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS AFTER TKOF NOTICING SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN. FLT RETURNED TO DEP ARPT. CAUSED BY EXCESS OIL IN ENG.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF; THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE IN BACK OF CABIN. I LOOKED OUT AND SAW SMOKE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CABIN. WE NOTIFIED THE CAPT. HE LOWERED THE ACFT AND ALLOWED THE SMOKE TO REMOVE ITSELF FROM THE CABIN; THEN WE LANDED (IT WAS AN EXCESS OF OIL IN ENGS).
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.