Flight crew encounters smoke in the aircraft after takeoff and returns and lands.

Attributes
ACN	321380
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yxe
State Reference	SK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yxe
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10500
ASRS Report	321380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	321695
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff from yxe, flight attendant reported cabin filling up with smoke. Turned off air-conditioning packs (smoke stopped) returned and landed yxe. Deplaned passenger at gate. Maintenance performed, redispatched yxe-msp. Coordination between cockpit, cabin, ATC (tower departure) seemed to operate smoothly. Thanks to CRM training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC ENCOUNTERS SMOKE IN THE ACFT AFTER TKOF AND RETURNS AND LANDS.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM YXE, FLT ATTENDANT RPTED CABIN FILLING UP WITH SMOKE. TURNED OFF AIR-CONDITIONING PACKS (SMOKE STOPPED) RETURNED AND LANDED YXE. DEPLANED PAX AT GATE. MAINT PERFORMED, REDISPATCHED YXE-MSP. COORD BTWN COCKPIT, CABIN, ATC (TWR DEP) SEEMED TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY. THANKS TO CRM TRAINING.

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.