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A MD80 crew reported an acrid smell in the cockpit after takeoff followed by a call from the flight attendants that smoke and fumes were filling the cabin. An emergency was declared and the aircraft landed overweight at a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 915556 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Departed and at 3000 ft AGL we noticed an acrid smell followed by a call from the flight attendants. They had dense smoke through out the cabin and fumes. I was the pilot monitoring. I declared an emergency and asked for a right turn direct to a nearby airport as briefed in the takeoff brief. We both donned our mask and goggles and I shut the packs off. The first officer flew and talked from there; I completed the QRH cabin fire/smoke and entered but did not finish the QRH smoke removal. I assumed the pilot flying on base leg. We were cleared for the visual and did an overweight landing at 145;000 lbs at 146 kts; soft touchdown; with less than 300 FPM rate of descent at landing. Aircraft was met by airfield rescue and fire fighters on a discrete frequency; checked the aircraft and we then taxied to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MD80 crew reported an acrid smell in the cockpit after takeoff followed by a call from the flight attendants that smoke and fumes were filling the cabin. An emergency was declared and the aircraft landed overweight at a nearby airport.
Narrative: Departed and at 3000 ft AGL we noticed an acrid smell followed by a call from the flight attendants. They had dense smoke through out the cabin and fumes. I was the pilot monitoring. I declared an EMERGENCY and asked for a right turn direct to a nearby airport as briefed in the takeoff brief. We both donned our mask and goggles and I shut the packs off. The First Officer flew and talked from there; I completed the QRH Cabin Fire/Smoke and entered but did not finish the QRH Smoke Removal. I assumed the Pilot Flying on base leg. We were cleared for the visual and did an overweight landing at 145;000 lbs at 146 kts; soft touchdown; with less than 300 FPM rate of descent at landing. Aircraft was met by Airfield Rescue and Fire Fighters on a discrete frequency; checked the aircraft and we then taxied 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.