MD80. Flight attendant detected chronic smoke in the cabin after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	607256
Time
Date	200401
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	607256
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Smoke in cabin. 1 min after takeoff, the flight attendant reported a small amount of smoke in the cabin. We returned to dfw airport and landed uneventfully, under maximum landing weight. We taxied back to the gate. This was a third time write-up. No emergency was declared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80. FLT ATTENDANT DETECTED CHRONIC SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: SMOKE IN CABIN. 1 MIN AFTER TKOF, THE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. WE RETURNED TO DFW ARPT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, UNDER MAX LNDG WT. WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE. THIS WAS A THIRD TIME WRITE-UP. NO EMER WAS DECLARED.

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.