B757 flight crew has smoke and fumes after takeoff and returns to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	720062
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound upper : 10000 agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	other
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4200
ASRS Report	720062
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On arrival at cockpit; I stowed my bags and proceeded outside the airplane for the walkaround. Meanwhile the captain performed the normal preflight duties which included starting the APU. The aircraft had a deferred APU which was not noticed by either of us in the paperwork at flight operations. When I returned to the aircraft; the flight attendants were leaving and complaining about mist and odor in back of the plane. I went up to the cockpit and maintenance and the captain were talking about the cause of the smoke. The mechanic said he saw some smoke in the east&east compartment and had called the fire trucks to respond. We left the airplane at that time. They later released the airplane and the mechanics put ground air on and ran both engines and packs and the smoke and smell cleared. We boarded; started both engines; taxied and departed runway 30 with no further incidents. On departure we noticed a little odor that smelled like oil. The captain called back to the flight attendants who reported some smoke coming through the air conditioning ducts along with the same odor we were smelling. The lav smoke detectors went off and the smoke condition continued. After following checklist procedures; with no improvement to the situation we returned to the departure airport and deplaned the passenger at the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW HAS SMOKE AND FUMES AFTER TKOF AND RETURNS TO THE DEP ARPT.

Narrative: ON ARR AT COCKPIT; I STOWED MY BAGS AND PROCEEDED OUTSIDE THE AIRPLANE FOR THE WALKAROUND. MEANWHILE THE CAPT PERFORMED THE NORMAL PREFLT DUTIES WHICH INCLUDED STARTING THE APU. THE ACFT HAD A DEFERRED APU WHICH WAS NOT NOTICED BY EITHER OF US IN THE PAPERWORK AT FLT OPERATIONS. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE ACFT; THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE LEAVING AND COMPLAINING ABOUT MIST AND ODOR IN BACK OF THE PLANE. I WENT UP TO THE COCKPIT AND MAINT AND THE CAPT WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE. THE MECHANIC SAID HE SAW SOME SMOKE IN THE E&E COMPARTMENT AND HAD CALLED THE FIRE TRUCKS TO RESPOND. WE LEFT THE AIRPLANE AT THAT TIME. THEY LATER RELEASED THE AIRPLANE AND THE MECHANICS PUT GND AIR ON AND RAN BOTH ENGINES AND PACKS AND THE SMOKE AND SMELL CLEARED. WE BOARDED; STARTED BOTH ENGS; TAXIED AND DEPARTED RWY 30 WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. ON DEP WE NOTICED A LITTLE ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE OIL. THE CAPT CALLED BACK TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS WHO REPORTED SOME SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS ALONG WITH THE SAME ODOR WE WERE SMELLING. THE LAV SMOKE DETECTORS WENT OFF AND THE SMOKE CONDITION CONTINUED. AFTER FOLLOWING CHKLIST PROCS; WITH NO IMPROVEMENT TO THE SITUATION WE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE ARPT AND DEPLANED THE PAX AT THE 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.