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Cabin attendant report, S80, san-ord. On takeoff, blue, misty smoke in cabin. Return to san. Maintenance check found excess oil in air conditioning system. Flight canceled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sct.tracon |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff descent : approach ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 493810 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff there was a burning/electrical smell. As the smell got stronger, I turned around and looked down the cabin and saw a blue mist of smoke in the center of the cabin. Most intense from approximately row 14-24. My jump seat faces aft. I got out of my seat, checked the engine through the window and the ovens, and called the captain. We returned to san diego, landed safely. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that when she talked to the captain, he said that they would probably not have to evacuate/evacuation, so they didn't have to prepare the passenger for an emergency evacuate/evacuation. He would initiate an evacuate/evacuation if he thought it was necessary. Mechanics met the airplane and speculated that the smoke was caused by excess oil in the air conditioning system. The flight was canceled, and the passenger put on another flight. The passenger were very calm and there was no panic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, SAN-ORD. ON TKOF, BLUE, MISTY SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURN TO SAN. MAINT CHK FOUND EXCESS OIL IN AIR CONDITIONING SYS. FLT CANCELED.
Narrative: ON TKOF THERE WAS A BURNING/ELECTRICAL SMELL. AS THE SMELL GOT STRONGER, I TURNED AROUND AND LOOKED DOWN THE CABIN AND SAW A BLUE MIST OF SMOKE IN THE CTR OF THE CABIN. MOST INTENSE FROM APPROX ROW 14-24. MY JUMP SEAT FACES AFT. I GOT OUT OF MY SEAT, CHKED THE ENG THROUGH THE WINDOW AND THE OVENS, AND CALLED THE CAPT. WE RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO, LANDED SAFELY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT WHEN SHE TALKED TO THE CAPT, HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE TO EVAC, SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PREPARE THE PAX FOR AN EMER EVAC. HE WOULD INITIATE AN EVAC IF HE THOUGHT IT WAS NECESSARY. MECHS MET THE AIRPLANE AND SPECULATED THAT THE SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY EXCESS OIL IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS. THE FLT WAS CANCELED, AND THE PAX PUT ON ANOTHER FLT. THE PAX WERE VERY CALM AND THERE WAS NO PANIC.
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.