Narrative:

On initial climb out, the flight attendants reported extreme heat and smoke in the cabin. There were no cockpit indications. Smoke in cabin checklist was run. Heat and smoke got worse. Emergency landing was accomplished back at fnt. Tower reported trailing smoke and a passenger reported smoke and possibly fire exiting one spot on the right wing. During the ground evacuate/evacuation, the cone deployed, but the slide didn't deploy. Supplemental information from acn 480030: the captain took the aircraft on final and accomplished an emergency landing and directed emergency evacuate/evacuation. The aft tailcone was jettisoned on evacuate/evacuation, but the slide would not deploy. Tower reported smoke trailing. More than 1 passenger reported smoke from the right wing and 1 brief flame. Aft tailcone slide failed to deploy automatic and manual deployment was attempted. Callback conversation with reporter acn 480030 revealed the following information: reporter said that with oxygen masks on, communication was difficult. During the course of the event, smoke reached a level in the cabin to set off all the lavatory smoke detectors. Tower was helpful by clearing a landing on a runway that was listed as closed, but was usable for an expedited landing. Smoke observed coming from the aircraft was apparently from the heat exchanger exhaust of the air conditioning pack which was found to have been extremely overheated by maintenance. This reporter said that this incident reinforced his airline training that suggests in a smoke or fire situation get the aircraft on the ground without delay. There was no feedback available concerning the tailcone slide to deploy in either the automatic or manual mode.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXTREME HEAT RPTED IN CABIN ON INITIAL TKOF FOLLOWED BY RPT OF SMOKE. RETURN LAND FOLLOWED BY EVAC.

Narrative: ON INITIAL CLBOUT, THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED EXTREME HEAT AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THERE WERE NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS. SMOKE IN CABIN CHKLIST WAS RUN. HEAT AND SMOKE GOT WORSE. EMER LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED BACK AT FNT. TWR RPTED TRAILING SMOKE AND A PAX RPTED SMOKE AND POSSIBLY FIRE EXITING ONE SPOT ON THE R WING. DURING THE GND EVAC, THE CONE DEPLOYED, BUT THE SLIDE DIDN'T DEPLOY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 480030: THE CAPT TOOK THE ACFT ON FINAL AND ACCOMPLISHED AN EMER LNDG AND DIRECTED EMER EVAC. THE AFT TAILCONE WAS JETTISONED ON EVAC, BUT THE SLIDE WOULD NOT DEPLOY. TWR RPTED SMOKE TRAILING. MORE THAN 1 PAX RPTED SMOKE FROM THE R WING AND 1 BRIEF FLAME. AFT TAILCONE SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY AUTO AND MANUAL DEPLOYMENT WAS ATTEMPTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ACN 480030 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT WITH OXYGEN MASKS ON, COM WAS DIFFICULT. DURING THE COURSE OF THE EVENT, SMOKE REACHED A LEVEL IN THE CABIN TO SET OFF ALL THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS. TWR WAS HELPFUL BY CLRING A LNDG ON A RWY THAT WAS LISTED AS CLOSED, BUT WAS USABLE FOR AN EXPEDITED LNDG. SMOKE OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ACFT WAS APPARENTLY FROM THE HEAT EXCHANGER EXHAUST OF THE AIR CONDITIONING PACK WHICH WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY OVERHEATED BY MAINT. THIS RPTR SAID THAT THIS INCIDENT REINFORCED HIS AIRLINE TRAINING THAT SUGGESTS IN A SMOKE OR FIRE SIT GET THE ACFT ON THE GND WITHOUT DELAY. THERE WAS NO FEEDBACK AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE TAILCONE SLIDE TO DEPLOY IN EITHER THE AUTO OR MANUAL MODE.

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.