An air carrier widebody transport returned to land because of an avionics warning and smoke.

Attributes
ACN	240030
Time
Date	199304
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk tracon : cmi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	240030
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	240332
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At takeoff, smelled oil/smoke and had an avionics warning as soon as aircraft became airborne. We asked to return to airport and landed normally. The warning disappeared immediately after it occurred. Upon landing, the warning came on again and ceased immediately. No smoke was observed and we taxied to the gate normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB RETURNED TO LAND BECAUSE OF AN AVIONICS WARNING AND SMOKE.

Narrative: AT TKOF, SMELLED OIL/SMOKE AND HAD AN AVIONICS WARNING AS SOON AS ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE. WE ASKED TO RETURN TO ARPT AND LANDED NORMALLY. THE WARNING DISAPPEARED IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT OCCURRED. UPON LNDG, THE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN AND CEASED IMMEDIATELY. NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE NORMALLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.