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An MD80 dispatched with a single pack had smoke and fumes from the remaining pack on takeoff. An emergency was declared with a return to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 726353 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.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 : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 726353 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Dispatched from ZZZ with single left pack; right pack inoperative documented with placard in logbook. Taxi out and takeoff normal. At 2000 ft entered cloud layer with icing conditions; turned on engine and airfoil anti ice systems. Few seconds later press flow light illuminated and flight attendants called on interphone to report smell along with haze/smoke in the cabin. Aircraft was not pressurizing. Declared emergency with ATC to return to ZZZ; accomplished QRH procedure; contacted dispatch; and briefed flight attendant. Haze/smoke in cabin dissipated. Normal overweight landing with arf standing by. Inspection by arf found no external damage. Taxied to gate and documented malfunction in aircraft logbook.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 DISPATCHED WITH A SINGLE PACK HAD SMOKE AND FUMES FROM THE REMAINING PACK ON TKOF. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH A RETURN TO LAND.
Narrative: DISPATCHED FROM ZZZ WITH SINGLE LEFT PACK; RIGHT PACK INOP DOCUMENTED WITH PLACARD IN LOGBOOK. TAXI OUT AND TKOF NORMAL. AT 2000 FT ENTERED CLOUD LAYER WITH ICING CONDITIONS; TURNED ON ENG AND AIRFOIL ANTI ICE SYSTEMS. FEW SECONDS LATER PRESS FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED ON INTERPHONE TO REPORT SMELL ALONG WITH HAZE/SMOKE IN THE CABIN. ACFT WAS NOT PRESSURIZING. DECLARED EMER WITH ATC TO RETURN TO ZZZ; ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROC; CONTACTED DISPATCH; AND BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANT. HAZE/SMOKE IN CABIN DISSIPATED. NORMAL OVERWT LNDG WITH ARF STANDING BY. INSPECTION BY ARF FOUND NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE. TAXIED TO GATE AND DOCUMENTED MALFUNCTION IN ACFT LOGBOOK.
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.