Smoke was reported in the cabin of a B767-300 shortly after takeoff. The flight crew declared an eme...

Attributes
ACN	770493
Time
Date	200801
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	770493
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out; the cabin called to tell us there was smoke/haze and acrid odor in the cabin. The jet was at 5000 ft MSL. The captain handed me the qrc and I read and accomplished the smoke/fumesecond officerdor checklist from the qrc; then the reference items from the flight manual. Following this; the smoke seemed to be dissipating. We coordination for an immediate return to ZZZ. We declared an ife and told the controllers we had smoke in the aircraft. We accomplished an overweight landing on runway 15. The jet weighed approximately 370K pounds. After a high-energy stop via maximum autobrakes; we cleared the runway and stopped. The brake temperatures were 8-9 degrees. I referenced the brake cooling chart; and we were in the mid zone. Local fire crews met the jet on the taxiway and quickly extinguished a small brake fire on the right side. We didn't know this until after the fact -- the crew informed us after they put out the fire. With the smoke dissipating and no other brake fire; we elected to not evacuate/evacuation the passenger. 2 of the thermal relief plugs on the right gear activated. The station quickly coordination for air stairs and busses. The passenger deplaned on the taxiway without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN THE CABIN OF A B767-300 SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. THE FLT CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO THE DEP ARPT.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT; THE CABIN CALLED TO TELL US THERE WAS SMOKE/HAZE AND ACRID ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE JET WAS AT 5000 FT MSL. THE CAPT HANDED ME THE QRC AND I READ AND ACCOMPLISHED THE SMOKE/FUMES/ODOR CHKLIST FROM THE QRC; THEN THE REF ITEMS FROM THE FLT MANUAL. FOLLOWING THIS; THE SMOKE SEEMED TO BE DISSIPATING. WE COORD FOR AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO ZZZ. WE DECLARED AN IFE AND TOLD THE CTLRS WE HAD SMOKE IN THE ACFT. WE ACCOMPLISHED AN OVERWT LNDG ON RWY 15. THE JET WEIGHED APPROX 370K LBS. AFTER A HIGH-ENERGY STOP VIA MAX AUTOBRAKES; WE CLRED THE RWY AND STOPPED. THE BRAKE TEMPS WERE 8-9 DEGS. I REFED THE BRAKE COOLING CHART; AND WE WERE IN THE MID ZONE. LCL FIRE CREWS MET THE JET ON THE TXWY AND QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED A SMALL BRAKE FIRE ON THE R SIDE. WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS UNTIL AFTER THE FACT -- THE CREW INFORMED US AFTER THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. WITH THE SMOKE DISSIPATING AND NO OTHER BRAKE FIRE; WE ELECTED TO NOT EVAC THE PAX. 2 OF THE THERMAL RELIEF PLUGS ON THE R GEAR ACTIVATED. THE STATION QUICKLY COORD FOR AIR STAIRS AND BUSSES. THE PAX DEPLANED ON THE TXWY WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

Smoke was reported in the cabin of a B767-300 shortly after takeoff. The flight crew declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport.