<< >> NASA ASRS Report 819562, January 2009

An A320 flight crew experienced ECAM smoke in avionics in climb. They declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport.

Attributes
ACN	819562
Time
Date	200901
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 1800
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 2000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Climb out of ZZZ1 with numerous leveloffs due to military airspace. ECAM-smoke in avionics at FL230. Captain pilot flying and took radios; first officer handled ECAM and dispatch. There were no secondary indications and no other problems with aircraft. While notifying flight attendants; they commented on unusually high amount of condensation in cabin. Thought that might have triggered smoke sensor. Gave flight attendant cabin advisory; declared emergency; landed ZZZ2. Fire personnel inspected aircraft and opened avionics with no indications; reported overweight landing. Maintenance inspected aircraft and we continued to ZZZ3.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 flight crew experienced ECAM SMOKE IN AVIONICS in climb. They declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport.

Narrative: Climb out of ZZZ1 with numerous leveloffs due to military airspace. ECAM-smoke in avionics at FL230. Captain Pilot Flying and took radios; First Officer handled ECAM and Dispatch. There were no secondary indications and no other problems with aircraft. While notifying Flight Attendants; they commented on unusually high amount of condensation in cabin. Thought that might have triggered smoke sensor. Gave Flight Attendant cabin advisory; declared emergency; landed ZZZ2. Fire personnel inspected aircraft and opened avionics with no indications; reported overweight landing. Maintenance inspected aircraft and we continued to ZZZ3.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.