DC9 flight crew informed that tower observed smoke from #1 engine.

Attributes
ACN	446880
Time
Date	199908
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw.tower tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
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 : 150 flight time total : 8600 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	446880
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	446644
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff dtw tower notified smoke coming out of left engine. Cockpit indicated 5 quarts (loss of 12 quarts of oil). Declared emergency and returned to land. (All other indications in cockpit normal, both engines running for entire flight.) normal landing/normal descent rates. Returned to gate with fire and rescue escort.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC INFORMED THAT TWR OBSERVED SMOKE FROM #1 ENG.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF DTW TWR NOTIFIED SMOKE COMING OUT OF L ENG. COCKPIT INDICATED 5 QUARTS (LOSS OF 12 QUARTS OF OIL). DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND. (ALL OTHER INDICATIONS IN COCKPIT NORMAL, BOTH ENGS RUNNING FOR ENTIRE FLT.) NORMAL LNDG/NORMAL DSCNT RATES. RETURNED TO GATE WITH FIRE AND RESCUE ESCORT.

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.