E140 returns to departure airport in response to smoke in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	803482
Time
Date	200809
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.tracon
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	803482
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	803483
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing out of 8000 ft from ZZZ; the flight attendant reported smoke coming from the floor units along the aisle of the passenger compartment. Oxygen masks were donned and memory items executed. The captain declared an emergency with ATC while I continued to fly the airplane. ZZZ departure began giving vectors and a descent to return to ZZZ. The captain delegated communication #1 to me; allowing him to contact ZZZ operations and the company to notify them of our situation. Appropriate checklists were conducted. ATC vectored us for an ILS to runway xxr. WX at the field was overcast at 400 ft and 5 SM visibility. Upon landing; the aircraft was evacuated using standard emergency evacuate/evacuation procedures. I assisted passenger while the captain and flight attendant secured the aircraft. No injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E140 RETURNS TO DEP ARPT IN RESPONSE TO SMOKE IN CABIN.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF 8000 FT FROM ZZZ; THE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FLOOR UNITS ALONG THE AISLE OF THE PAX COMPARTMENT. OXYGEN MASKS WERE DONNED AND MEMORY ITEMS EXECUTED. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC WHILE I CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE. ZZZ DEP BEGAN GIVING VECTORS AND A DSCNT TO RETURN TO ZZZ. THE CAPT DELEGATED COM #1 TO ME; ALLOWING HIM TO CONTACT ZZZ OPS AND THE COMPANY TO NOTIFY THEM OF OUR SITUATION. APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE CONDUCTED. ATC VECTORED US FOR AN ILS TO RWY XXR. WX AT THE FIELD WAS OVCST AT 400 FT AND 5 SM VISIBILITY. UPON LNDG; THE ACFT WAS EVACUATED USING STANDARD EMER EVAC PROCS. I ASSISTED PAX WHILE THE CAPT AND FLT ATTENDANT SECURED THE ACFT. NO INJURIES.

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.