What happened
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(-23) Emergency evacuation. The crew states that at approximately 10,000 feet immediately after the climb check list was completed, the fo noticed smoke in the cockpit. The captain looked and also saw smoke coming from the fo's rheostat/glareshield area. The captain called for O2 masks and accomplished the smoke in the cockpit memory items. The crew declared an emergency with atl center/Bristol sector, and was handed back off to tri tower with vectors to return to tri. Crew notified the flight attendants of the emergency and to prepare for an emergency evacuation. The crew set up the aircraft for landing and landed under VFR conditions on runway 23 to a full stop on the runway where emergency egress was safely performed using airstairs. No damage to the aircraft or passengers was reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) EMERGENCY EVACUATION. THE CREW STATES THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLIMB CHECK LIST WAS COMPLETED, THE FO NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CAPTAIN LOOKED AND ALSO SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FO'S RHEOSTAT/GLARESHIELD AREA. THE CAPTAIN CALLED FOR O2 MASKS AND ACCOMPLISHED THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT MEMORY ITEMS. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATL CENTER/BRISTOL SECTOR, AND WAS HANDED BACK OFF TO TRI TOWER WITH VECTORS TO RETURN TO TRI. CREW NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS OF THE EMERGENCY AND TO PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. THE CREW SET UP THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND LANDED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS ON RUNWAY 23 TO A FULL STOP ON THE RUNWAY WHERE EMERGENCY EGRESS WAS SAFELY PERFORMED USING AIRSTAIRS. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PASSENGERS WAS REPORTED.
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