MD80 flight crew has smoke/fumes; declares emergency and returns to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	728423
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
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 : initial ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	728423
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	728410
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After departure from ZZZ at approximately 7000 ft; flight attendant #1 called with smoke in the cabin. Confirmed smoke with all flight attendants and instructed the first officer to level off and return to ZZZ. Not sure if emergency was declared by myself or first officer. Completed the checklist for 'smoke and fumes in the cabin.' after taking the radios back; I talked to ATC and gave them the nature of the emergency; the souls on board; and fuel remaining. I also requested aarf to stand by. Returned to ZZZ with an uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS SMOKE/FUMES; DECLARES EMER AND RETURNS TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM ZZZ AT APPROX 7000 FT; FLT ATTENDANT #1 CALLED WITH SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CONFIRMED SMOKE WITH ALL FLT ATTENDANTS AND INSTRUCTED THE FO TO LEVEL OFF AND RETURN TO ZZZ. NOT SURE IF EMER WAS DECLARED BY MYSELF OR FO. COMPLETED THE CHKLIST FOR 'SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE CABIN.' AFTER TAKING THE RADIOS BACK; I TALKED TO ATC AND GAVE THEM THE NATURE OF THE EMER; THE SOULS ON BOARD; AND FUEL REMAINING. I ALSO REQUESTED AARF TO STAND BY. RETURNED TO ZZZ WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

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.