Commuter has smoke in cockpit on initial climb.

Attributes
ACN	188103
Time
Date	199108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : sfo
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	188103
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After departing sfo to rdm, we noticed smoke in the cockpit. We isolated the problem, cleared the smoke, and returned to the airport. The only unusual situation prior to departure was an extra long taxi, 55 mins, due to congestion, and lax flow times that cut in ahead of us. Other than the long taxi, everything else seemed to be normal, until we had the smoke problem with the airplane. We asked for priority handling back to sfo because we were able to clear the smoke from the airplane. We returned with priority vectors with a visual approach to a landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER HAS SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON INITIAL CLB.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING SFO TO RDM, WE NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. WE ISOLATED THE PROBLEM, CLRED THE SMOKE, AND RETURNED TO THE ARPT. THE ONLY UNUSUAL SITUATION PRIOR TO DEP WAS AN EXTRA LONG TAXI, 55 MINS, DUE TO CONGESTION, AND LAX FLOW TIMES THAT CUT IN AHEAD OF US. OTHER THAN THE LONG TAXI, EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMED TO BE NORMAL, UNTIL WE HAD THE SMOKE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE. WE ASKED FOR PRIORITY HANDLING BACK TO SFO BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO CLR THE SMOKE FROM THE AIRPLANE. WE RETURNED WITH PRIORITY VECTORS WITH A VISUAL APCH TO A LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.