An MD80 cabin attendant reports gray smoke in aft cabin and cockpit advised of condition.

Attributes
ACN	528484
Time
Date	200110
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 2
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 85
ASRS Report	528484
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Cabin filled up with gray smoke on 'climb.' flight attendant #2 in aft noticed smoke first, called cockpit to report. Captain requested flight attendant #1 to walk through cabin to identify source. Flight attendant #1 reported 'rubber' smell coming through air ducts throughout entire cabin. (Passenger were panicky.) captain said he 'shut down' everything. Called flight attendants and asked status. A few mins later, flight attendant #1 reported top air in cabin cleared, smoke settled at seat back height. Captain asked if we should turn back. Flight attendant #2 said 'no.' captain did report that this problem was in logbook, prior to flight abc. After air cleared completely, captain did inform passenger 'common problem on this particular aircraft' and did pre-run walk-through. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the smoke and smell was heavy in the aft cabin and the passenger were anxious and upset. The reporter said the flight crew after being advised of the conditions finally cleared the cabin of the smoke. The reporter stated this was the second logbook report on this airplane of smoke in the cabin but still was not corrected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS GRAY SMOKE IN AFT CABIN AND COCKPIT ADVISED OF CONDITION.

Narrative: CABIN FILLED UP WITH GRAY SMOKE ON 'CLB.' FLT ATTENDANT #2 IN AFT NOTICED SMOKE FIRST, CALLED COCKPIT TO RPT. CAPT REQUESTED FLT ATTENDANT #1 TO WALK THROUGH CABIN TO IDENT SOURCE. FLT ATTENDANT #1 RPTED 'RUBBER' SMELL COMING THROUGH AIR DUCTS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE CABIN. (PAX WERE PANICKY.) CAPT SAID HE 'SHUT DOWN' EVERYTHING. CALLED FLT ATTENDANTS AND ASKED STATUS. A FEW MINS LATER, FLT ATTENDANT #1 RPTED TOP AIR IN CABIN CLRED, SMOKE SETTLED AT SEAT BACK HEIGHT. CAPT ASKED IF WE SHOULD TURN BACK. FLT ATTENDANT #2 SAID 'NO.' CAPT DID RPT THAT THIS PROB WAS IN LOGBOOK, PRIOR TO FLT ABC. AFTER AIR CLRED COMPLETELY, CAPT DID INFORM PAX 'COMMON PROB ON THIS PARTICULAR ACFT' AND DID PRE-RUN WALK-THROUGH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE SMOKE AND SMELL WAS HVY IN THE AFT CABIN AND THE PAX WERE ANXIOUS AND UPSET. THE RPTR SAID THE FLC AFTER BEING ADVISED OF THE CONDITIONS FINALLY CLRED THE CABIN OF THE SMOKE. THE RPTR STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND LOGBOOK RPT ON THIS AIRPLANE OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN BUT STILL WAS NOT CORRECTED.

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.