DC9 flight crew has smoke/fumes in cabin; declares emergency and returns for landing.

Attributes
ACN	730329
Time
Date	200703
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2275
ASRS Report	730329
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During takeoff (initial climb) from ZZZ lead flight attendant notified cockpit of cabin smoke and heat. The captain declared an emergency and requested immediate turn to a left downwind for runway. Checklist procedures; were accomplished to stop/eliminate smoke/heat; which was being caused by an overheated AC pack. A VFR approach and landing were successfully accomplished and emergency terminated after clearing the runway. Flight crew and flight attendants all credit emergency procedures training for timely efficient handling of emergency and ability to get aircraft back on ground quickly and safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLT CREW HAS SMOKE/FUMES IN CABIN; DECLARES EMER AND RETURNS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: DURING TAKEOFF (INITIAL CLB) FROM ZZZ LEAD FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED COCKPIT OF CABIN SMOKE AND HEAT. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE TURN TO A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY. CHKLIST PROCS; WERE ACCOMPLISHED TO STOP/ELIMINATE SMOKE/HEAT; WHICH WAS BEING CAUSED BY AN OVERHEATED AC PACK. A VFR APCH AND LNDG WERE SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED AND EMER TERMINATED AFTER CLRING THE RWY. FLT CREW AND FLT ATTENDANTS ALL CREDIT EMER PROCS TRAINING FOR TIMELY EFFICIENT HANDLING OF EMER AND ABILITY TO GET ACFT BACK ON GND QUICKLY AND SAFELY.

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.