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A320 flight crew reports smoke from FCU panel at 7000 ft during climb out. Emergency declared and immediate return to ZZZ. Smoke stops some time prior to landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 807098 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 807098 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 806986 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff; climbing through 7000 ft; noticed smoke coming from center glare shield panel (FCU). Oxygen masks donned by both pilots; declared emergency and returned to ZZZ. I continued to fly; performed immediate action items while captain ran QRH checklist. Smoke stopped; checklists completed; landed overweight without incident. Emergency crew followed aircraft to gate. Maintenance and company operations contacted. Suspect malfunction of wiring within the FCU.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLT CREW REPORTS SMOKE FROM FCU PANEL AT 7000 FT DURING CLIMB OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND IMMEDIATE RETURN TO ZZZ. SMOKE STOPS SOME TIME PRIOR TO LANDING.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF; CLBING THROUGH 7000 FT; NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM CTR GLARE SHIELD PANEL (FCU). OXYGEN MASKS DONNED BY BOTH PLTS; DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO ZZZ. I CONTINUED TO FLY; PERFORMED IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS WHILE CAPT RAN QRH CHKLIST. SMOKE STOPPED; CHKLISTS COMPLETED; LANDED OVERWT WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMER CREW FOLLOWED ACFT TO GATE. MAINT AND COMPANY OPS CONTACTED. SUSPECT MALFUNCTION OF WIRING WITHIN THE FCU.
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.