<< >> NASA ASRS Report 815399, December 2008

A B737-700 flight crew experienced smoke in the cabin shortly after takeoff. They declared an emergency and returned to land at the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	815399
Time
Date	200812
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 213
ASRS Report	815399
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 228
ASRS Report	815391
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During takeoff; the flight attendants called and said we had smoke in the cabin. Before we got to 1000 ft AGL; the aft flight attendant called and said the fumes were getting worse. I declared an emergency and we landed. The fire trucks met us and boarded the aircraft. They gave us an all clear and the aircraft was towed to a gate; we changed planes and continued on. Supplemental information from acn 815391: at 500 ft AGL; front flight attendants reported smoke in the cabin. Approximately 5 seconds later the aft flight attendant reported very strong smell of 'burning plastic.' the captain coordinated with ATC while I coordinated with the flight attendants and ran the checklist. We donned our oxygen masks and accomplished all pertinent/timely items on the fire/smoke/fumes in the cabin/lavatory checklist. We landed with a gross weight of 127.2. Possibly running engines at an increased power setting post-maintenance check to ensure that engine lube isn't sent into cabin.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

Narrative: DURING TKOF; THE FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED AND SAID WE HAD SMOKE IN THE CABIN. BEFORE WE GOT TO 1000 FT AGL; THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID THE FUMES WERE GETTING WORSE. I DECLARED AN EMER AND WE LANDED. THE FIRE TRUCKS MET US AND BOARDED THE ACFT. THEY GAVE US AN ALL CLEAR AND THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO A GATE; WE CHANGED PLANES AND CONTINUED ON. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 815391: AT 500 FT AGL; FRONT FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. APPROX 5 SECONDS LATER THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT RPTED VERY STRONG SMELL OF 'BURNING PLASTIC.' THE CAPT COORDINATED WITH ATC WHILE I COORDINATED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND RAN THE CHKLIST. WE DONNED OUR OXYGEN MASKS AND ACCOMPLISHED ALL PERTINENT/TIMELY ITEMS ON THE FIRE/SMOKE/FUMES IN THE CABIN/LAVATORY CHKLIST. WE LANDED WITH A GROSS WT OF 127.2. POSSIBLY RUNNING ENGS AT AN INCREASED PWR SETTING POST-MAINT CHK TO ENSURE THAT ENG LUBE ISN'T SENT INTO CABIN.

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.