Gulfstream ii (G1159) flight crew has smoke and fumes in cabin after takeoff and returns for landing...

Attributes
ACN	699869
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sat.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sat.tracon artcc : uuwv.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	699869
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
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing out on radar vectors to SID. Passenger noted smoke in the cabin. It was verified visually by both pilots. Ram air and emergency pressurization were selected; ATC was notified; the follow-up checklist was accomplished for smoke and fume evacuate/evacuation; and the aircraft returned to sat for an uneventful landing. The smoke immediately dissipated with no further inflow. Maintenance investigated and discovered both manual temperature control valves; in the aft baggage compartment; were set to full hot. These control valves override the inputs in the remainder of the system; so the pilots had no control of the air being sent through the duct system; and the ducts had overheated and were creating the smoke. No damage was discovered; the valves were reset to their center/off position; the system was ground-checked; and a subsequent flight was accomplished with no problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GULFSTREAM II (G1159) FLT CREW HAS SMOKE AND FUMES IN CABIN AFTER TKOF AND RETURNS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: CLBING OUT ON RADAR VECTORS TO SID. PAX NOTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. IT WAS VERIFIED VISUALLY BY BOTH PLTS. RAM AIR AND EMER PRESSURIZATION WERE SELECTED; ATC WAS NOTIFIED; THE FOLLOW-UP CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR SMOKE AND FUME EVAC; AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SAT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. THE SMOKE IMMEDIATELY DISSIPATED WITH NO FURTHER INFLOW. MAINT INVESTIGATED AND DISCOVERED BOTH MANUAL TEMP CTL VALVES; IN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT; WERE SET TO FULL HOT. THESE CTL VALVES OVERRIDE THE INPUTS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE SYS; SO THE PLTS HAD NO CTL OF THE AIR BEING SENT THROUGH THE DUCT SYS; AND THE DUCTS HAD OVERHEATED AND WERE CREATING THE SMOKE. NO DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED; THE VALVES WERE RESET TO THEIR CTR/OFF POS; THE SYS WAS GND-CHKED; AND A SUBSEQUENT FLT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO PROBS.

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.