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MD80 crew executed an emergency return to the departure airport following an unusual smell in cockpit and smoke in the cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 659098 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 659098 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Ok takeoff; after rotation; noticed odor. Flight attendants called and reported smoke in the cabin. Donned oxygen masks immediately. Leveled off at 3000 ft MSL. Coordinated emergency return to ZZZ. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that at the gate; maintenance determined that the pack had failed causing the smell of oil and burnt fiberglas throughout the aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 659092: made box pattern to runway 34R; declared an emergency; completed all applicable checklists; contacted operations; made PA to passenger that we would be returning to ZZZ. Made overweight landing. Taxied to gate. Deplaned passenger. Maintenance logbook completed. Debriefed flight attendants at gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW EXECUTED AN EMER RETURN TO THE DEP ARPT FOLLOWING AN UNUSUAL SMELL IN COCKPIT AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN.
Narrative: OK TKOF; AFTER ROTATION; NOTICED ODOR. FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED AND RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. DONNED OXYGEN MASKS IMMEDIATELY. LEVELED OFF AT 3000 FT MSL. COORDINATED EMER RETURN TO ZZZ. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT AT THE GATE; MAINT DETERMINED THAT THE PACK HAD FAILED CAUSING THE SMELL OF OIL AND BURNT FIBERGLAS THROUGHOUT THE ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 659092: MADE BOX PATTERN TO RWY 34R; DECLARED AN EMER; COMPLETED ALL APPLICABLE CHKLISTS; CONTACTED OPS; MADE PA TO PAX THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO ZZZ. MADE OVERWT LNDG. TAXIED TO GATE. DEPLANED PAX. MAINT LOGBOOK COMPLETED. DEBRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS AT 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.