MD88 returns to land with smoke in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	463112
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial cruise : level descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	463112
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : smoke alarms other flight crewa other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Mins after takeoff crew noticed burning smell in cockpit. Flight attendants called cockpit reporting aft lavatory smoke alarms going off and burning odor. No smoke or fire reported. Crew donned oxygen mask, declared an emergency direct back to atl. Uneventful landing. No emergency evacuate/evacuation required. Status of aircraft unknown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 RETURNS TO LAND WITH SMOKE IN CABIN.

Narrative: MINS AFTER TKOF CREW NOTICED BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT. FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED COCKPIT RPTING AFT LAVATORY SMOKE ALARMS GOING OFF AND BURNING ODOR. NO SMOKE OR FIRE RPTED. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASK, DECLARED AN EMER DIRECT BACK TO ATL. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. NO EMER EVAC REQUIRED. STATUS OF ACFT UNKNOWN.

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.