A light haze and an unusual smell were detected in an A319's cockpit and cabin immediately after tak...

Attributes
ACN	845866
Time
Date	200907
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Air Conditioning and Pressurization Pack
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Just after takoff approximately 1300ft we noticed a very light haze and a smell in the cockpit. At almost the same time the flight attendents reported smoke in the cabin. Hearing this the captain said we're returning. I notified ATC who acknowledged and gave vectors for an ILS. No ECAM warnings were present so we set up the approach ran the approach checklist and configured the aircraft for approach and landing. We issued ATC passenger count and fob and requested ground personal. I made a quick call to operations once we were configured and all checklists were accomplished to advise them of our return. After landing we taxied off high speed and came to a complete stop at which time ECAM message pack 1+2 fault. We performed ECAM actions. Ground crew observed the aircraft and we were cleared to taxi to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A light haze and an unusual smell were detected in an A319's cockpit and cabin immediately after takeoff. An emergency was declared and the flight returned to land. The ECAM displayed 'PACK 1+2 FAULT' after landing and clearing the runway.

Narrative: Just after takoff approximately 1300ft we noticed a very light haze and a smell in the cockpit. At almost the same time the Flight Attendents reported smoke in the cabin. Hearing this the Captain said we're returning. I notified ATC who acknowledged and gave vectors for an ILS. No ECAM warnings were present so we set up the approach ran the Approach Checklist and configured the aircraft for approach and landing. We issued ATC Passenger count and FOB and requested ground personal. I made a quick call to Operations once we were configured and all checklists were accomplished to advise them of our return. After Landing we taxied off high speed and came to a complete stop at which time ECAM message Pack 1+2 Fault. We performed ECAM actions. Ground crew observed the aircraft and we were cleared to taxi to the gate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A light haze and an unusual smell were detected in an A319's cockpit and cabin immediately after takeoff. An emergency was declared and the flight returned to land. The ECAM displayed 'pack 1+2 fault' after landing and clearing the runway.