A300 flight crew reported noticing smoke in the cockpit; prompting a divert to a nearby airport.

Attributes
ACN	1141459
Time
Date	201401
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

In cruise flight at FL360 noticed smoke in cockpit. Requested a divert to [nearby suitable airport]. ATC gave us priority handling. Once established direct; first officer flying; and a descent initiated an emergency was declared. ATC was helpful. No ECAM indications of smoke. Flew an ILS with radar vectors with captain taking over control of airplane at approximately 13;000 ft. On rollout ECAM warning: avionics smoke appeared; then extinguished. Cleared the runway; stopped aircraft; and fire trucks quickly surrounded aircraft. Smoke dissipated. Did not egress aircraft. After inspection inside and out by fire department we completely depowered airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 flight crew reported noticing smoke in the cockpit; prompting a divert to a nearby airport.

Narrative: In cruise flight at FL360 noticed smoke in cockpit. Requested a divert to [nearby suitable airport]. ATC gave us priority handling. Once established direct; First Officer flying; and a descent initiated an emergency was declared. ATC was helpful. No ECAM indications of smoke. Flew an ILS with radar vectors with Captain taking over control of airplane at approximately 13;000 FT. On rollout ECAM warning: Avionics Smoke appeared; then extinguished. Cleared the runway; stopped aircraft; and fire trucks quickly surrounded aircraft. Smoke dissipated. Did not egress aircraft. After inspection inside and out by Fire Department we completely depowered airplane.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.