MD80 crew had smoke and fumes in the cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	465923
Time
Date	200003
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 14500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc tracon : rctp.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4020 flight time type : 390
ASRS Report	465923
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist 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:

While climbing out of 14500 ft MSL, white smoke observed entering the cabin through the dash heating vents. After donning our oxygen masks the captain notified ATC of our situation (smoke entering the cockpit) and requested an immediate descent and return back to the airport from which we had just departed from. Smoke entered the cockpit for about 15-20 seconds maximum. Following our landing at pbi we stopped on the taxiway and had the emergency vehicles inspect the outside of the aircraft. No smoke or fire was observed by the outside emergency vehicles so we taxied to the gate and shut down the engines and off-loaded the passenger. Following a maintenance inspection, it was found that the APU had leaked some oil onto the left air conditioning filtration system which had turned into smoke when it was heated as it entered the air cycle machine. The whole sequence of events was over in a couple of mins. I roughly estimate that from the time smoke entered the cockpit to the time we were on the ground was between 7-8 mins. With the ATC communications, checklist completion, and notification of our cabin crew we were pretty busy. Thankfully the training we had received in our simulators helped prepare us for this type of situation. As a result, this situation was dealt with in a professional manner. I wish to commend all of the air traffic controllers who assisted us in this situation. Their assistance allowed us to get back to the airport quickly and without delay.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING OUT OF 14500 FT MSL, WHITE SMOKE OBSERVED ENTERING THE CABIN THROUGH THE DASH HEATING VENTS. AFTER DONNING OUR OXYGEN MASKS THE CAPT NOTIFIED ATC OF OUR SIT (SMOKE ENTERING THE COCKPIT) AND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT AND RETURN BACK TO THE ARPT FROM WHICH WE HAD JUST DEPARTED FROM. SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT FOR ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS MAX. FOLLOWING OUR LNDG AT PBI WE STOPPED ON THE TXWY AND HAD THE EMER VEHICLES INSPECT THE OUTSIDE OF THE ACFT. NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS OBSERVED BY THE OUTSIDE EMER VEHICLES SO WE TAXIED TO THE GATE AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND OFF-LOADED THE PAX. FOLLOWING A MAINT INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE APU HAD LEAKED SOME OIL ONTO THE L AIR CONDITIONING FILTRATION SYS WHICH HAD TURNED INTO SMOKE WHEN IT WAS HEATED AS IT ENTERED THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE. THE WHOLE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS WAS OVER IN A COUPLE OF MINS. I ROUGHLY ESTIMATE THAT FROM THE TIME SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT TO THE TIME WE WERE ON THE GND WAS BTWN 7-8 MINS. WITH THE ATC COMS, CHKLIST COMPLETION, AND NOTIFICATION OF OUR CABIN CREW WE WERE PRETTY BUSY. THANKFULLY THE TRAINING WE HAD RECEIVED IN OUR SIMULATORS HELPED PREPARE US FOR THIS TYPE OF SIT. AS A RESULT, THIS SIT WAS DEALT WITH IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. I WISH TO COMMEND ALL OF THE AIR TFC CTLRS WHO ASSISTED US IN THIS SIT. THEIR ASSISTANCE ALLOWED US TO GET BACK TO THE ARPT QUICKLY AND WITHOUT DELAY.

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.