DC10 cargo flight has smoke in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	470096
Time
Date	200004
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	470096
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out of bos, jump seat crew member advised smoke in cabin. Had crew and passenger (ie, jump seater) don oxygen masks and goggles. Declared emergency, dumped fuel, ran all company checklists and returned for a normal landing at bos. No medical assistance required by crew or jump seat passenger. Maintenance suspects possible APU oil leak getting into aircraft air conditioning system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 CARGO FLT HAS SMOKE IN CABIN.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT OF BOS, JUMP SEAT CREW MEMBER ADVISED SMOKE IN CABIN. HAD CREW AND PAX (IE, JUMP SEATER) DON OXYGEN MASKS AND GOGGLES. DECLARED EMER, DUMPED FUEL, RAN ALL COMPANY CHKLISTS AND RETURNED FOR A NORMAL LNDG AT BOS. NO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REQUIRED BY CREW OR JUMP SEAT PAX. MAINT SUSPECTS POSSIBLE APU OIL LEAK GETTING INTO ACFT AIR CONDITIONING SYS.

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.