An air carrier MD80 flight crew returned to land shortly after takeoff because of smoke in the cabin and odor in cockpit. The air conditioning system was subsequently idented as source.

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Attributes
ACN	398010
Time
Date	199803
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : lga tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	398010
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Immediately after takeoff from lga, an unidented odor was apparent in the cockpit. At the same time, a flight attendant reported smoke in the cabin. I advised departure control that I wanted an immediate return to lga. Thanks to an excellent job by all those people involved, we landed safely at lga. Total flight time was 7 mins. Maintenance personnel later determined the smoke was caused by the air conditioning system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC RETURNED TO LAND SHORTLY AFTER TKOF BECAUSE OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND ODOR IN COCKPIT. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS WAS SUBSEQUENTLY IDENTED AS SOURCE.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF FROM LGA, AN UNIDENTED ODOR WAS APPARENT IN THE COCKPIT. AT THE SAME TIME, A FLT ATTENDANT RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. I ADVISED DEP CTL THAT I WANTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO LGA. THANKS TO AN EXCELLENT JOB BY ALL THOSE PEOPLE INVOLVED, WE LANDED SAFELY AT LGA. TOTAL FLT TIME WAS 7 MINS. MAINT PERSONNEL LATER DETERMINED THE SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS.

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.