A300 crew had an ECAM warning 'minimum equipment bay smoke.' the crew also smelled an electrical odo...

Attributes
ACN	614571
Time
Date	200404
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 400
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	614571
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, got ECAM warning -- 'minimum equipment bay smoke' with a strong smell of electrical smoke. Declared emergency. Returned to field for overweight landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 CREW HAD AN ECAM WARNING 'MINIMUM EQUIP BAY SMOKE.' THE CREW ALSO SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, GOT ECAM WARNING -- 'MINIMUM EQUIP BAY SMOKE' WITH A STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE. DECLARED EMER. RETURNED TO FIELD FOR OVERWT LNDG.

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.

A300 crew had an ECAM warning 'minimum equipment bay smoke.' the crew also smelled an electrical odor.