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A commercial fixed wing medium large transport aircraft immediately after takeoff returned to the field due to an oily smell and smoke in the cabin caused by the APU leaking oil into the air- conditioning ducts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373705 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | controller military : 28 controller non radar : 29 controller radar : 29 controller supervisory : 25 flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 373705 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon receiving aircraft crew started APU and turned on air- conditioning. Smoke filled the cabin shortly thereafter. APU shutdown and maintenance advised. Maintenance idents problem and dispatches aircraft with APU inoperative. Crew boards passenger, and engine start, taxi, takeoff uneventful. At about 1000 ft AGL an oily smell is detected and smoke begins to thicken in cabin. Crew elects to return to field, coordinates with ATC, effects uneventful return to base. One passenger requests emergency oxygen and receives paramedic attention after arrival at gate. Crew made swift decisions, return to base immediately/abnormal or emergency procedure not conducted in favor of immediate return to base.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING MLG ACFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO AN OILY SMELL AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN CAUSED BY THE APU LEAKING OIL INTO THE AIR- CONDITIONING DUCTS.
Narrative: UPON RECEIVING ACFT CREW STARTED APU AND TURNED ON AIR- CONDITIONING. SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. APU SHUTDOWN AND MAINT ADVISED. MAINT IDENTS PROB AND DISPATCHES ACFT WITH APU INOP. CREW BOARDS PAX, AND ENG START, TAXI, TKOF UNEVENTFUL. AT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL AN OILY SMELL IS DETECTED AND SMOKE BEGINS TO THICKEN IN CABIN. CREW ELECTS TO RETURN TO FIELD, COORDINATES WITH ATC, EFFECTS UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO BASE. ONE PAX REQUESTS EMER OXYGEN AND RECEIVES PARAMEDIC ATTN AFTER ARR AT GATE. CREW MADE SWIFT DECISIONS, RETURN TO BASE IMMEDIATELY/ABNORMAL OR EMER PROC NOT CONDUCTED IN FAVOR OF IMMEDIATE RETURN TO BASE.
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.