Cabin attendants aboard MD80 report increasing levels of acrid smoke in cabin immediately after takeoff ewr. Emergency declared with immediate return landing.

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Attributes
ACN	671257
Time
Date	200509
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower tower : bfi.tower
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 : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	671257
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	671256
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Right after takeoff the flight attendants called to report acrid smoke; getting thicker in the cabin. We could smell the smoke in the cockpit. I turned off both packs; declared an emergency and we did a 180 degree turn back to land on runway 22R at ZZZ. ATC was first rate; on the ball and helpful. Taxied clear; checked with the flight attendants; communicated with crash fire rescue equipment; returned to the gate. 6 mins air time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANTS ABOARD MD80 RPT INCREASING LEVELS OF ACRID SMOKE IN CABIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF EWR. EMER DECLARED WITH IMMEDIATE RETURN LNDG.

Narrative: RIGHT AFTER TKOF THE FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED TO RPT ACRID SMOKE; GETTING THICKER IN THE CABIN. WE COULD SMELL THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. I TURNED OFF BOTH PACKS; DECLARED AN EMER AND WE DID A 180 DEG TURN BACK TO LAND ON RWY 22R AT ZZZ. ATC WAS FIRST RATE; ON THE BALL AND HELPFUL. TAXIED CLR; CHKED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS; COMMUNICATED WITH CFR; RETURNED TO THE GATE. 6 MINS AIR TIME.

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.