FK10 crew had smoke in the cockpit. Emergency declared, returned to departure station.

Attributes
ACN	417369
Time
Date	199810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yyz airport : yyz
State Reference	ON
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : yyz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	417369
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing through about 8000 ft departing yyz, both first officer and I noticed a significant amount of thin blue/gray smoke coming from behind first officer overhead and swirling across the instrument panel. Smoke smelled like paper, wood, or fiber. Naturally, we declared an emergency and returned for an immediate landing back at yyz. We requested the equipment, briefed the #1 flight attendant and asked him if the ovens were smoking. I also made a quick PA to the passenger. The flight attendant had not seen any smoke from ovens at that time but did 1 min later. All electrical loads were in normal range with no fault lights, air conditioning packs normal and not right smell for that anyway. Checked appropriate checklists and prepared for quick landing yyz. All normal after landing with no smoke inside or outside of plane. At gate, determined cause of smoke to be the adhesive paper band used to seal special kosher meals. A great deal more smoke came from oven by entry door when opened. Recommend type of seal on meals be changed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK10 CREW HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. EMER DECLARED, RETURNED TO DEP STATION.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH ABOUT 8000 FT DEPARTING YYZ, BOTH FO AND I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THIN BLUE/GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND FO OVERHEAD AND SWIRLING ACROSS THE INST PANEL. SMOKE SMELLED LIKE PAPER, WOOD, OR FIBER. NATURALLY, WE DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED FOR AN IMMEDIATE LNDG BACK AT YYZ. WE REQUESTED THE EQUIP, BRIEFED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND ASKED HIM IF THE OVENS WERE SMOKING. I ALSO MADE A QUICK PA TO THE PAX. THE FLT ATTENDANT HAD NOT SEEN ANY SMOKE FROM OVENS AT THAT TIME BUT DID 1 MIN LATER. ALL ELECTRICAL LOADS WERE IN NORMAL RANGE WITH NO FAULT LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING PACKS NORMAL AND NOT RIGHT SMELL FOR THAT ANYWAY. CHKED APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND PREPARED FOR QUICK LNDG YYZ. ALL NORMAL AFTER LNDG WITH NO SMOKE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF PLANE. AT GATE, DETERMINED CAUSE OF SMOKE TO BE THE ADHESIVE PAPER BAND USED TO SEAL SPECIAL KOSHER MEALS. A GREAT DEAL MORE SMOKE CAME FROM OVEN BY ENTRY DOOR WHEN OPENED. RECOMMEND TYPE OF SEAL ON MEALS BE CHANGED.

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.