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A319 experiences forward cargo compartment smoke warning while at the gate. Execute ECAM procedures and evacuate/evacuation the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 688680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sfo.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 688680 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 688678 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam wing |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Just prior to closing the L1 door for departure we got a forward cargo compartment smoke warning ECAM. We accomplished the ECAM and discharged the fire bottle per the ECAM. The aircraft was evacuate/evacuationed via the jetway as the aircraft door was opened and the jetway was still attached and the emergency exit slides were not armed. All procedures were accomplished in accordance with fom and flight manual procedures. The aircraft evacuate/evacuation took about 1 min to accomplish. The flight attendants did an excellent job. Supplemental information from acn 688678: the fire department confirmed there was no fire in the forward cargo compartment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 EXPERIENCES FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING WHILE AT THE GATE. EXECUTE ECAM PROCS AND EVAC THE ACFT.
Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO CLOSING THE L1 DOOR FOR DEP WE GOT A FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING ECAM. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE ECAM AND DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLE PER THE ECAM. THE ACFT WAS EVACED VIA THE JETWAY AS THE ACFT DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE JETWAY WAS STILL ATTACHED AND THE EMER EXIT SLIDES WERE NOT ARMED. ALL PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FOM AND FLT MANUAL PROCS. THE ACFT EVAC TOOK ABOUT 1 MIN TO ACCOMPLISH. THE FLT ATTENDANTS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 688678: THE FIRE DEPT CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO FIRE IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.