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A320 flight crew is informed of smoke in the cabin by flight attendant. Smoke decreases as thrust is reduced and crew elects to return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 812534 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200811 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : las.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 812534 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During departure initial climb from ZZZ runway 18R on RNAV SID; passing approximately 5000 ft the aft flight attendant called and reported fumes in the aft part of aircraft. We leveled at 8000 ft and began troubleshooting. The QRH smoke fumes procedure was accessed and communication with the flight attendants was continued. The fumes somewhat abated and climb was resumed. As soon as thrust was added; the fumes reappeared and worsened. Passenger were also complaining of the smell and the fumes were now throughout the cabin. Climb was stopped; an emergency declared; and return to ZZZ was started. Captain was on operating experience and check airman in the right seat as pilot monitoring. Captain continued to fly and check airman set up aircraft for return to ZZZ and landing. Return was uneventful and crash fire rescue equipment equipment was standing by. Landing was uneventful and after consulting with the flight attendants we continued to taxi to the gate. Emergency was canceled on taxi in.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLIGHT CREW IS INFORMED OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT. SMOKE DECREASES AS THRUST IS REDUCED AND CREW ELECTS TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT.
Narrative: DURING DEP INITIAL CLB FROM ZZZ RWY 18R ON RNAV SID; PASSING APPROX 5000 FT THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND RPTED FUMES IN THE AFT PART OF ACFT. WE LEVELED AT 8000 FT AND BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING. THE QRH SMOKE FUMES PROC WAS ACCESSED AND COM WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS WAS CONTINUED. THE FUMES SOMEWHAT ABATED AND CLB WAS RESUMED. AS SOON AS THRUST WAS ADDED; THE FUMES REAPPEARED AND WORSENED. PAX WERE ALSO COMPLAINING OF THE SMELL AND THE FUMES WERE NOW THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. CLB WAS STOPPED; AN EMER DECLARED; AND RETURN TO ZZZ WAS STARTED. CAPT WAS ON OPERATING EXPERIENCE AND CHK AIRMAN IN THE R SEAT AS PLT MONITORING. CAPT CONTINUED TO FLY AND CHK AIRMAN SET UP ACFT FOR RETURN TO ZZZ AND LNDG. RETURN WAS UNEVENTFUL AND CFR EQUIP WAS STANDING BY. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS WE CONTINUED TO TAXI TO THE GATE. EMER WAS CANCELED ON TAXI IN.
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.