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After takeoff; an MD80 flight attendant and passenger experienced fumes causing burning eyes and throats. An emergency return to landing was accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 752499 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| 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 : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 752499 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff; the flight attendants chimed the cockpit 4 times and told us there were very strong fumes and a haze in the cabin. They said it was burning their eyes and throats and it was really bad. They also said the passenger were coughing and complaining. We could smell a burning smell in the cockpit; however; no smoke or fumes. We declared an emergency with regional departure and returned uneventfully. After landing; the crash fire rescue equipment inspected the aircraft with no significant findings and we returned to the gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that on postflt inspection; maintenance discovered an APU oil leak allowing oil into the air conditioning packs. As a result; an acrid oily smelling blue haze developed in the cabin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER TKOF; AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT AND PAX EXPERIENCED FUMES CAUSING BURNING EYES AND THROATS. AN EMER RETURN TO LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: ON TKOF; THE FLT ATTENDANTS CHIMED THE COCKPIT 4 TIMES AND TOLD US THERE WERE VERY STRONG FUMES AND A HAZE IN THE CABIN. THEY SAID IT WAS BURNING THEIR EYES AND THROATS AND IT WAS REALLY BAD. THEY ALSO SAID THE PAX WERE COUGHING AND COMPLAINING. WE COULD SMELL A BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT; HOWEVER; NO SMOKE OR FUMES. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH REGIONAL DEP AND RETURNED UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER LNDG; THE CFR INSPECTED THE ACFT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS AND WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT ON POSTFLT INSPECTION; MAINT DISCOVERED AN APU OIL LEAK ALLOWING OIL INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. AS A RESULT; AN ACRID OILY SMELLING BLUE HAZE DEVELOPED IN THE CABIN.
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.