Narrative:

Shortly after departing ZZZ; the right aircraft temperature hi light illuminated and the captain ran the procedure in the QRH. The light went out. The flight attendants then reported that they had smoke and fumes in the cabin. We also began smelling fumes in the cockpit. The right aircraft temperature hi light then came back on. At this point we both decided we should return to ZZZ. We declared an emergency with ZZZ departure control and got a turn back to the west toward the airfield. The captain ran the appropriate checklist and coordinated with the flight attendants for the emergency landing. We executed an uneventful visual approach and landing at ZZZ. We exited the runway and stopped in the pad where the fire equipment was waiting for us. The fire chief checked the exterior of the aircraft while the captain made a PA to the passenger and talked with the flight attendants. They stated that the smoke and fumes had dissipated. The fire chief stated that they noted nothing unusual with the aircraft. We taxied to the gate; parked and deplaned the passenger. It should be noted that the aircraft had a history concerning smoke and fumes in the cabin.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW EXPERIENCES INFLT SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE CABIN CONSISTENT WITH THE ACFT SYSTEM HI TEMP WARNINGS RECEIVED. DECLARE EMER AND RETURN TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING ZZZ; THE RIGHT ACFT TEMP HI LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CAPT RAN THE PROC IN THE QRH. THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS THEN RPTED THAT THEY HAD SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE CABIN. WE ALSO BEGAN SMELLING FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THE RIGHT ACFT TEMP HI LIGHT THEN CAME BACK ON. AT THIS POINT WE BOTH DECIDED WE SHOULD RETURN TO ZZZ. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ZZZ DEP CTL AND GOT A TURN BACK TO THE W TOWARD THE AIRFIELD. THE CAPT RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST AND COORDINATED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS FOR THE EMER LNDG. WE EXECUTED AN UNEVENTFUL VISUAL APCH AND LNDG AT ZZZ. WE EXITED THE RWY AND STOPPED IN THE PAD WHERE THE FIRE EQUIP WAS WAITING FOR US. THE FIRE CHIEF CHKED THE EXTERIOR OF THE ACFT WHILE THE CAPT MADE A PA TO THE PAX AND TALKED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS. THEY STATED THAT THE SMOKE AND FUMES HAD DISSIPATED. THE FIRE CHIEF STATED THAT THEY NOTED NOTHING UNUSUAL WITH THE ACFT. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE; PARKED AND DEPLANED THE PAX. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE ACFT HAD A HISTORY CONCERNING SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE CABIN.

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.