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An S80 flight attendant reported smoke in the cabin upon departure from jfk with a return land. No evacuate/evacuation necessary.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 570648 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower |
| 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 : 3 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 27 flight attendant time total : 27 flight attendant time type : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 570648 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The entire cabin filled with smoke immediately after takeoff. Cockpit was notified and they turned aircraft packs off. Smoke continued to thicken. It did not have a material-burn smell, but more of an oil/residue/chemical smell. There was also a distinct acrid taste to it. The cockpit was able to circle around and land the aircraft in several mins, without the necessity of an evacuate/evacuation. It was surmised that the APU had an oil leak.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN UPON DEP FROM JFK WITH A RETURN LAND. NO EVAC NECESSARY.
Narrative: THE ENTIRE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF. COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY TURNED ACFT PACKS OFF. SMOKE CONTINUED TO THICKEN. IT DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL-BURN SMELL, BUT MORE OF AN OIL/RESIDUE/CHEMICAL SMELL. THERE WAS ALSO A DISTINCT ACRID TASTE TO IT. THE COCKPIT WAS ABLE TO CIRCLE AROUND AND LAND THE ACFT IN SEVERAL MINS, WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF AN EVAC. IT WAS SURMISED THAT THE APU HAD AN OIL LEAK.
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.