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MD88 captain reports smoke odor just after take off. An emergency is declared; QRH complied with; and an uneventful landing ensues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 812254 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 10200 |
| ASRS Report | 812254 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During gear retraction; we began to notice what seemed to be smoke odor. We called the cabin; and the flight attendants said they could smell it also. While we were talking; the aft smoke detectors began to go off and a smoky haze was becoming visible in the cabin. We declared an emergency and returned to land. QRH procedures were accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 CAPTAIN REPORTS SMOKE ODOR JUST AFTER TAKE OFF. AN EMERGENCY IS DECLARED; QRH COMPLIED WITH; AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ENSUES.
Narrative: DURING GEAR RETRACTION; WE BEGAN TO NOTICE WHAT SEEMED TO BE SMOKE ODOR. WE CALLED THE CABIN; AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS SAID THEY COULD SMELL IT ALSO. WHILE WE WERE TALKING; THE AFT SMOKE DETECTORS BEGAN TO GO OFF AND A SMOKY HAZE WAS BECOMING VISIBLE IN THE CABIN. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND. QRH PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED.
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.