An SF34 crew, departing jfk, experienced smoke odor in the cabin, spawning a return to jfk.

Attributes
ACN	554636
Time
Date	200207
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : vcv.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : f/a 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed runway 13R jfk. At 500 ft, flight attendant called cockpit indicating smoke in cabin. Captain inquired severity of condition. Flight attendant indicated smoke was over seats 11B and 11C with faint burnt odor isolated and in short duration that persisted approximately 1-2 mins without any recurrences. Smoke subsided prior to landing and with no further incident. Normal deplaning at gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SF34 CREW, DEPARTING JFK, EXPERIENCED SMOKE ODOR IN THE CABIN, SPAWNING A RETURN TO JFK.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 13R JFK. AT 500 FT, FLT ATTENDANT CALLED COCKPIT INDICATING SMOKE IN CABIN. CAPT INQUIRED SEVERITY OF CONDITION. FLT ATTENDANT INDICATED SMOKE WAS OVER SEATS 11B AND 11C WITH FAINT BURNT ODOR ISOLATED AND IN SHORT DURATION THAT PERSISTED APPROX 1-2 MINS WITHOUT ANY RECURRENCES. SMOKE SUBSIDED PRIOR TO LNDG AND WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. NORMAL DEPLANING AT GATE.

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.