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An odor noted in cockpit after takeoff reinforced by smoke report from cabin prompts a return to land. Evacuate/evacuation followed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 479341 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 479341 |
| 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 |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Took off on runway 17R at dfw. Smelled a slight odor at rotation. About 2000 ft MSL, first flight attendant opened cockpit door to alert us of smoke in the cabin. We turned off the packs and recirculation fan, but smoke persisted. Captain decided to return to dfw. Emergency declared. Received vectors to runway 31R. Landed at 142000 pounds. Touchdown at 100-200 FPM. Cleared the runway and stopped. Opened cockpit door and saw a lot of smoke. Decided to evacuate/evacuation the aircraft using forward doors and overwing exits. No injuries to the 128 passenger and 5 crew members.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ODOR NOTED IN COCKPIT AFTER TKOF REINFORCED BY SMOKE RPT FROM CABIN PROMPTS A RETURN TO LAND. EVAC FOLLOWED.
Narrative: TOOK OFF ON RWY 17R AT DFW. SMELLED A SLIGHT ODOR AT ROTATION. ABOUT 2000 FT MSL, FIRST FLT ATTENDANT OPENED COCKPIT DOOR TO ALERT US OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. WE TURNED OFF THE PACKS AND RECIRCULATION FAN, BUT SMOKE PERSISTED. CAPT DECIDED TO RETURN TO DFW. EMER DECLARED. RECEIVED VECTORS TO RWY 31R. LANDED AT 142000 LBS. TOUCHDOWN AT 100-200 FPM. CLRED THE RWY AND STOPPED. OPENED COCKPIT DOOR AND SAW A LOT OF SMOKE. DECIDED TO EVAC THE ACFT USING FORWARD DOORS AND OVERWING EXITS. NO INJURIES TO THE 128 PAX AND 5 CREW MEMBERS.
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.