A320 flight crew declares emergency, diverts to ind.

Attributes
ACN	553560
Time
Date	200207
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	553560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	553959
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At FL310, received ECAM (system) warning of engine fire, but warning was only partial and incomplete. Shortly after verifying there was no engine fire warning, switched to dual engine failure. Again, only a partial warning. Obvious erroneous warning as both engines were running fine. Shortly later, another warning for avionics smoke was received. Both captain and first officer were not sure if we could smell smoke or not, but there was enough doubt that we elected to divert to ind and land. Avionics smoke procedure was accomplished. Very slight overweight landing uneventful, other than ATC declared emergency for us due to possibility of smoke. Maintenance found faulty flight warning computer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLC DECLARES EMER, DIVERTS TO IND.

Narrative: AT FL310, RECEIVED ECAM (SYS) WARNING OF ENG FIRE, BUT WARNING WAS ONLY PARTIAL AND INCOMPLETE. SHORTLY AFTER VERIFYING THERE WAS NO ENG FIRE WARNING, SWITCHED TO DUAL ENG FAILURE. AGAIN, ONLY A PARTIAL WARNING. OBVIOUS ERRONEOUS WARNING AS BOTH ENGS WERE RUNNING FINE. SHORTLY LATER, ANOTHER WARNING FOR AVIONICS SMOKE WAS RECEIVED. BOTH CAPT AND FO WERE NOT SURE IF WE COULD SMELL SMOKE OR NOT, BUT THERE WAS ENOUGH DOUBT THAT WE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO IND AND LAND. AVIONICS SMOKE PROC WAS ACCOMPLISHED. VERY SLIGHT OVERWT LNDG UNEVENTFUL, OTHER THAN ATC DECLARED EMER FOR US DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF SMOKE. MAINT FOUND FAULTY FLT WARNING COMPUTER.

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.