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An A300 received an 'avionics smoke' indication after takeoff. An emergency was declared with a return to land. The smoke's source was not identified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 802862 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/a |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 802862 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : smoke warning other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out; we received an avionics smoke indication. No smoke detected; followed protocol and declared an emergency. We landed uneventfully; the fire crew did not detect any smoke or fire. Our maintenance determined that it was a faulty sensor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 RECEIVED AN 'AVIONICS SMOKE' INDICATION AFTER TKOF. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH A RETURN TO LAND. THE SMOKE'S SOURCE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT; WE RECEIVED AN AVIONICS SMOKE INDICATION. NO SMOKE DETECTED; FOLLOWED PROTOCOL AND DECLARED AN EMER. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY; THE FIRE CREW DID NOT DETECT ANY SMOKE OR FIRE. OUR MAINT DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.