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An A320 flight crew experienced ECAM messages land as soon as possible and avionics smoke. They declared an emergency and returned to land. Maintenance found the warning was false.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 852115 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Indicating and Warning - Air Conditioning and Press. |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff we received a red ECAM message land as soon as possible. At about 2000 ft the ECAM actions came up for 'avionics smoke'. I was the flying pilot and took over the radios as the captain went through the QRH and ECAM procedures. There was no sign of any smoke in the cockpit. We decided to declare an emergency and return with a precautionary landing. The equipment was standing by to take a look at the nose of the a/C. With nothing observed; we returned to the gate. After we got to the gate; maintenance told us it was a warning computer problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 flight crew experienced ECAM messages LAND ASAP and AVIONICS SMOKE. They declared an emergency and returned to land. Maintenance found the warning was false.
Narrative: Shortly after takeoff we received a red ECAM message LAND ASAP. At about 2000 FT the ECAM Actions came up for 'Avionics Smoke'. I was the flying pilot and took over the radios as the Captain went through the QRH and ECAM procedures. There was no sign of any smoke in the cockpit. We decided to declare an emergency and return with a precautionary landing. The equipment was standing by to take a look at the nose of the A/C. With nothing observed; we returned to the gate. After we got to the gate; maintenance told us it was a warning computer problem.
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.