<< >> NASA ASRS Report 658410, May 2005

A DC9-50 crew experienced smoke and heat after takeoff. They declared an emergency and returned to land at the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	658410
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz1.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 50
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1340
ASRS Report	658410
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out; got left and right AC 'supply temperature high' lights. Initiated communication (checklist). Flight attendants reported smoke in cabin. Initiated fire/smoke checklist. Declared emergency. Oxygen mask; goggles; impaired communication within cockpit and with ATC. Set up for ILS back to runway 12R at ZZZ. Briefed flight attendants for emergency return to ZZZ. Got forward cargo door light 3 times prior to landing. Smoke dissipated after airfoil anti-ice and both AC packs turned off. Flight attendants reported 'hot air' still coming into cabin through AC ducts above bins. Landed on runway 12R at ZZZ. Fire support checked aircraft and forward cargo -- nothing unusual noted. Returned to gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-50 CREW EXPERIENCED SMOKE AND HEAT AFTER TKOF. THEY DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND AT THE DEP ARPT.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT; GOT L AND R AC 'SUPPLY TEMP HIGH' LIGHTS. INITIATED COM (CHKLIST). FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED SMOKE IN CABIN. INITIATED FIRE/SMOKE CHKLIST. DECLARED EMER. OXYGEN MASK; GOGGLES; IMPAIRED COM WITHIN COCKPIT AND WITH ATC. SET UP FOR ILS BACK TO RWY 12R AT ZZZ. BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS FOR EMER RETURN TO ZZZ. GOT FORWARD CARGO DOOR LIGHT 3 TIMES PRIOR TO LNDG. SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE AND BOTH AC PACKS TURNED OFF. FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED 'HOT AIR' STILL COMING INTO CABIN THROUGH AC DUCTS ABOVE BINS. LANDED ON RWY 12R AT ZZZ. FIRE SUPPORT CHKED ACFT AND FORWARD CARGO -- NOTHING UNUSUAL NOTED. RETURNED TO GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.