Flight attendant report, B737, ord-san, smoke in cockpit. Return to ord, plane taken OTS.

Attributes
ACN	447630
Time
Date	199908
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau.artcc
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10.5 flight attendant time total : 10.5 flight attendant time type : 22.5
ASRS Report	447630
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

There was smoke in the cockpit shortly after takeoff and resulted in the immediate return of our aircraft to chicago. Our aircraft landed without incident and we were met by all the proper auths (fire department, etc). We were checked out and allowed to continue back to gate, whereupon the aircraft was taken OTS. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the purser was in the cockpit at the time it filled up with smoke. The acrid smell gave her a headache. The reporter, herself, never saw the smoke in the cockpit. They did not prepare the cabin for an emergency evacuate/evacuation, as the captain deemed it unnecessary. She did not know the source of the smoke.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B737, ORD-SAN, SMOKE IN COCKPIT. RETURN TO ORD, PLANE TAKEN OTS.

Narrative: THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AND RESULTED IN THE IMMEDIATE RETURN OF OUR ACFT TO CHICAGO. OUR ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WE WERE MET BY ALL THE PROPER AUTHS (FIRE DEPT, ETC). WE WERE CHKED OUT AND ALLOWED TO CONTINUE BACK TO GATE, WHEREUPON THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE PURSER WAS IN THE COCKPIT AT THE TIME IT FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. THE ACRID SMELL GAVE HER A HEADACHE. THE RPTR, HERSELF, NEVER SAW THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THEY DID NOT PREPARE THE CABIN FOR AN EMER EVAC, AS THE CAPT DEEMED IT UNNECESSARY. SHE DID NOT KNOW THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE.

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.