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A300 aircraft on short ferry flight had smoke and master warning. Because flight crew was on approach, they completed the checklist as best they could. After landing the smoke and warning disappeared. Suspect hydraulic fluid from previous servicing caused smoke when the fluid got into the air conditioning packs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371944 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : opf |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia tower : mdt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 371944 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft on ferry flight from fll to opf. Flying time less than 5 mins. Maintenance control told us no airworthy items written up, so aircraft was clear except cabin items, hence the ferry permit. Takeoff uneventful. On final approach, smelled smoke. Smoke light came on master warning along with flight deck smoke and main bay smoke. Followed checklist as best as could, considering less than a few mins to touchdown. After landing, warning disappeared. No source was found. Reviewing logbook, deflection system was written up previously. Also prior to flight, flaps were being worked on. Perhaps hydraulic fluid went through the packs causing smoke and warning. Unresolved item to date.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 ACFT ON SHORT FERRY FLT HAD SMOKE AND MASTER WARNING. BECAUSE FLC WAS ON APCH, THEY COMPLETED THE CHKLIST AS BEST THEY COULD. AFTER LNDG THE SMOKE AND WARNING DISAPPEARED. SUSPECT HYD FLUID FROM PREVIOUS SVCING CAUSED SMOKE WHEN THE FLUID GOT INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS.
Narrative: ACFT ON FERRY FLT FROM FLL TO OPF. FLYING TIME LESS THAN 5 MINS. MAINT CTL TOLD US NO AIRWORTHY ITEMS WRITTEN UP, SO ACFT WAS CLR EXCEPT CABIN ITEMS, HENCE THE FERRY PERMIT. TKOF UNEVENTFUL. ON FINAL APCH, SMELLED SMOKE. SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON MASTER WARNING ALONG WITH FLT DECK SMOKE AND MAIN BAY SMOKE. FOLLOWED CHKLIST AS BEST AS COULD, CONSIDERING LESS THAN A FEW MINS TO TOUCHDOWN. AFTER LNDG, WARNING DISAPPEARED. NO SOURCE WAS FOUND. REVIEWING LOGBOOK, DEFLECTION SYS WAS WRITTEN UP PREVIOUSLY. ALSO PRIOR TO FLT, FLAPS WERE BEING WORKED ON. PERHAPS HYD FLUID WENT THROUGH THE PACKS CAUSING SMOKE AND WARNING. UNRESOLVED ITEM TO DATE.
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.