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A310 flight crew declare emergency and divert to nearest suitable airport when they smell smoke and get ECAM messages consistent with cabin fire warnings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 745072 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A310 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 102 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 1002 |
| ASRS Report | 745072 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam warning other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated controller : issued advisory flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Just after leveloff at FL340 crew noticed a smoky/burning odor. This was followed by an aft loop a cargo fault. Captain directed first officer to work ECAM. After 15-20 seconds light extinguished followed shortly with loop a/B lights in aft with red smoke light and loop a/B lights in mid 2 with red smoke light. ECAM came up with smoke procedure; oxygen masks and land as soon as possible. Brought jump seater (airbus crew member) up to the cockpit and directed oxygen mask. ZZZ was nearest field (46 mi) to divert to. Crew declared an emergency. Captain flew and first officer worked ECAM and QRH. Approximately FL190-210 smoke lights were no longer seen. Approach/landing uneventful. Stopped straight ahead runway 10L at ZZZ to let fire department inspect. No indications of external fire and crew egressed airplane on runway via fire department ladders.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A310 FLT CREW DECLARE EMERGENCY AND DIVERT TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHEN THEY SMELL SMOKE AND GET ECAM MESSAGES CONSISTENT WITH CABIN FIRE WARNINGS.
Narrative: JUST AFTER LEVELOFF AT FL340 CREW NOTICED A SMOKY/BURNING ODOR. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN AFT LOOP A CARGO FAULT. CAPT DIRECTED FO TO WORK ECAM. AFTER 15-20 SECONDS LIGHT EXTINGUISHED FOLLOWED SHORTLY WITH LOOP A/B LIGHTS IN AFT WITH RED SMOKE LIGHT AND LOOP A/B LIGHTS IN MID 2 WITH RED SMOKE LIGHT. ECAM CAME UP WITH SMOKE PROC; OXYGEN MASKS AND LAND ASAP. BROUGHT JUMP SEATER (AIRBUS CREW MEMBER) UP TO THE COCKPIT AND DIRECTED OXYGEN MASK. ZZZ WAS NEAREST FIELD (46 MI) TO DIVERT TO. CREW DECLARED AN EMER. CAPT FLEW AND FO WORKED ECAM AND QRH. APPROX FL190-210 SMOKE LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER SEEN. APCH/LNDG UNEVENTFUL. STOPPED STRAIGHT AHEAD RWY 10L AT ZZZ TO LET FIRE DEPT INSPECT. NO INDICATIONS OF EXTERNAL FIRE AND CREW EGRESSED AIRPLANE ON RWY VIA FIRE DEPT LADDERS.
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.