Flight attendant report, S80, bos-ord, smoke in cabin on climb out, captain shut down air conditioni...

Attributes
ACN	452510
Time
Date	199910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : a90.tracon
State Reference	MA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
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 : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 0.5 flight attendant time total : 0.5 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	452510
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 other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out, flight attendant #2 noticed haze/smoke in the cabin and alerted flight attendant #1, who advised the cockpit crew. Upon assessment of the situation, the captain shut down the air conditioning system and turned back to bos. The captain made PA's to keep all passenger and crew apprised of the situation and actions being taken. Landing information regarding the presence of emergency vehicles was also announced. The aircraft landed safely and returned to a gate, where all passenger and crew were met and disembarked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, BOS-ORD, SMOKE IN CABIN ON CLBOUT, CAPT SHUT DOWN AIR CONDITIONING, RETURN TO BOS.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT, FLT ATTENDANT #2 NOTICED HAZE/SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND ALERTED FLT ATTENDANT #1, WHO ADVISED THE COCKPIT CREW. UPON ASSESSMENT OF THE SIT, THE CAPT SHUT DOWN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS AND TURNED BACK TO BOS. THE CAPT MADE PA'S TO KEEP ALL PAX AND CREW APPRISED OF THE SIT AND ACTIONS BEING TAKEN. LNDG INFO REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF EMER VEHICLES WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY AND RETURNED TO A GATE, WHERE ALL PAX AND CREW WERE MET AND DISEMBARKED.

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.

Flight attendant report, S80, bos-ord, smoke in cabin on climb out, captain shut down air conditioning, return to bos.