Narrative:

On flight from msp heard a thump at rotation. Approximately 10-15 seconds later we got the master caution light and ECAM door page showing the forward cargo door unsafe. Shortly after there was a strong smell of unidented fumes in the cockpit and cabin. The captain leveled off and told me to contact dispatch to inform them we would return to msp. He also told me to perform the emergency checklist. The captain requested a return to msp and briefed the lead flight attendant of the situation. Another flight attendant came to the cockpit and complained of strong fumes and stated her eyes and sinuses were burning. The captain declared an emergency and requested the emergency equipment as a precaution. I could not contact dispatch so I contacted local operations and requested they notify dispatch. I completed the emergency procedures and informed the captain of my actions. We accomplished the descent and approach checklists and landed without incident. After clearing the runway, the ECAM went back to a normal indication. The mechanics were unable to find any malfunctions or any reason for the smell of fumes in the aircraft. The flight was redispatched, refueled and operated 2 hours late to mem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LGT ACFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF HAD A FORWARD CARGO DOOR WARNING WITH A STRONG SMELL OF UNIDENTED FUMES. EMER DECLARED AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD,

Narrative: ON FLT FROM MSP HEARD A THUMP AT ROTATION. APPROX 10-15 SECONDS LATER WE GOT THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT AND ECAM DOOR PAGE SHOWING THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR UNSAFE. SHORTLY AFTER THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF UNIDENTED FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE CAPT LEVELED OFF AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT DISPATCH TO INFORM THEM WE WOULD RETURN TO MSP. HE ALSO TOLD ME TO PERFORM THE EMER CHKLIST. THE CAPT REQUESTED A RETURN TO MSP AND BRIEFED THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT OF THE SIT. ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO THE COCKPIT AND COMPLAINED OF STRONG FUMES AND STATED HER EYES AND SINUSES WERE BURNING. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED THE EMER EQUIP AS A PRECAUTION. I COULD NOT CONTACT DISPATCH SO I CONTACTED LCL OPS AND REQUESTED THEY NOTIFY DISPATCH. I COMPLETED THE EMER PROCS AND INFORMED THE CAPT OF MY ACTIONS. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE DSCNT AND APCH CHKLISTS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, THE ECAM WENT BACK TO A NORMAL INDICATION. THE MECHS WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY MALFUNCTIONS OR ANY REASON FOR THE SMELL OF FUMES IN THE ACFT. THE FLT WAS REDISPATCHED, REFUELED AND OPERATED 2 HRS LATE TO MEM.

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.