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A MD80 flight attendant reports smoke and fumes in cabin after takeoff. Flight crew did an emergency return to land. Flight attendants had vision problems and nausea from smoke and fumes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 781354 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| 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 attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 17 flight attendant time total : 34 flight attendant time type : 99 |
| ASRS Report | 781354 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Chain of events: 1) possibly occurred from problem with APU; 2) smoke and fumes filled cabin; 3) immediate return to airport. Human performance: 1) smoke and fumes filled cabin; 2) immediately informed cockpit; 3) PA to passenger -- remain calm; return to airport; 4) flight attendant suffered smoke; fume inhalation; blurred vision; nausea. Inaction: should have used oxygen immediately!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MD80 FLT ATTENDANT REPORTS SMOKE AND FUMES IN CABIN AFTER TKOF. FLT CREW DID AN EMER RETURN TO LAND. FLT ATTENDANTS HAD VISION PROBLEMS AND NAUSEA FROM SMOKE AND FUMES.
Narrative: CHAIN OF EVENTS: 1) POSSIBLY OCCURRED FROM PROB WITH APU; 2) SMOKE AND FUMES FILLED CABIN; 3) IMMEDIATE RETURN TO ARPT. HUMAN PERFORMANCE: 1) SMOKE AND FUMES FILLED CABIN; 2) IMMEDIATELY INFORMED COCKPIT; 3) PA TO PAX -- REMAIN CALM; RETURN TO ARPT; 4) FLT ATTENDANT SUFFERED SMOKE; FUME INHALATION; BLURRED VISION; NAUSEA. INACTION: SHOULD HAVE USED OXYGEN IMMEDIATELY!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.