An MD80 experiences smoke and fumes after takeoff. An emergency was declared with a return to land.

Attributes
ACN	728270
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.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 : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	728270
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 27 flight attendant time total : 27 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	727291
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff; whitish smoke began to fill the cabin; mainly up near the first class and main cabin divider. Passenger rang the call light as I looked up and saw the smoke. The #1 and #4 flight attendants also smelled/saw it at the same time. We immediately called the captain; she responded that they could smell it and had already cleared for an emergency landing. We reassured the passenger; captain announced we were landing immediately. Upon descent; the smoke dissipated and was gone by the time of landing. Pulled to the gate without incident and the plane was taken OTS.supplemental information from acn 727291: smoke filled the cabin 1 and a half seconds after takeoff; a blue/grey smoke; very intense fwd of the wings and into first class.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 EXPERIENCES SMOKE AND FUMES AFTER TKOF. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH A RETURN TO LAND.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF; WHITISH SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE CABIN; MAINLY UP NEAR THE FIRST CLASS AND MAIN CABIN DIVIDER. PAX RANG THE CALL LIGHT AS I LOOKED UP AND SAW THE SMOKE. THE #1 AND #4 FLT ATTENDANTS ALSO SMELLED/SAW IT AT THE SAME TIME. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CAPT; SHE RESPONDED THAT THEY COULD SMELL IT AND HAD ALREADY CLRED FOR AN EMER LNDG. WE REASSURED THE PAX; CAPT ANNOUNCED WE WERE LNDG IMMEDIATELY. UPON DESCENT; THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AND WAS GONE BY THE TIME OF LNDG. PULLED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE PLANE WAS TAKEN OTS.SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 727291: SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN 1 AND A HALF SECONDS AFTER TKOF; A BLUE/GREY SMOKE; VERY INTENSE FWD OF THE WINGS AND INTO FIRST CLASS.

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.