A300 returns to departure airport when flight crew smell smoke in the cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	808984
Time
Date	200810
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	808984
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing through 10000 ft MSL we both smelled smoke in the cockpit. The captain immediately turned off the galley power with no change. I turned the 2ND pack back on and waited for a minute. The captain then went back to the galley to try to find the source of the smoke. The captain returned to the cockpit unable to find the source of the smoke; we decided to put our oxygen masks on and return to ZZZ. We declared an emergency and asked for a turn back toward the airport. We returned to ZZZ (the smoke smell initially dissipated but then it became strong again on the descent) and landed; cleared the runway onto the taxiway; stopped the aircraft; ran the evacuate/evacuation checklist and exited the aircraft using the emergency slide.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 RETURNS TO DEP ARPT WHEN FLT CREW SMELL SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT MSL WE BOTH SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE GALLEY PWR WITH NO CHANGE. I TURNED THE 2ND PACK BACK ON AND WAITED FOR A MINUTE. THE CAPT THEN WENT BACK TO THE GALLEY TO TRY TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. THE CAPT RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT UNABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE; WE DECIDED TO PUT OUR OXYGEN MASKS ON AND RETURN TO ZZZ. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND ASKED FOR A TURN BACK TOWARD THE ARPT. WE RETURNED TO ZZZ (THE SMOKE SMELL INITIALLY DISSIPATED BUT THEN IT BECAME STRONG AGAIN ON THE DSCNT) AND LANDED; CLRED THE RWY ONTO THE TXWY; STOPPED THE ACFT; RAN THE EVAC CHKLIST AND EXITED THE ACFT USING THE EMER SLIDE.

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.