EMB145 flight crew is informed by the flight attendant of smoke in the cabin during climb out. An em...

Attributes
ACN	919542
Time
Date	201011
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Wiring & Connectors
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

During climb out; the flight attendant notified the flight crew that there was smoke in the cabin. We also noticed smoke in the cockpit about the same time. We executed the memory items for smoke in the cabin and notified ATC we were declaring an emergency and needed to return. During this time; QRH checklists were run for smoke in the cabin. We also notified the flight attendant that we were returning and that it would be a 'hard surface emergency landing' in about 10 minutes and that we would determine later if we would need to evacuate the plane (we did not need to).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 Flight Crew is informed by the Flight Attendant of smoke in the cabin during climb out. An emergency is declared; QRH procedures are complied with; and flight returns to departure airport.

Narrative: During climb out; the Flight Attendant notified the flight crew that there was smoke in the cabin. We also noticed smoke in the cockpit about the same time. We executed the memory items for smoke in the cabin and notified ATC we were declaring an emergency and needed to return. During this time; QRH checklists were run for smoke in the cabin. We also notified the Flight Attendant that we were returning and that it would be a 'hard surface emergency landing' in about 10 minutes and that we would determine later if we would need to evacuate the plane (we did not need to).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

EMB145 flight crew is informed by the flight attendant of smoke in the cabin during climb out. An emergency is declared; QRH procedures are complied with; and flight returns to departure airport.