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Md-11 captain reported a temporary smoke alert warning during initial climb. Flight crew executed an uneventful return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1683580 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Climbing through 9;000 feet; [we] received a cabin smoke alert warning. The alert only lasted around two seconds. We took into consideration it could have been a faulty warning; but decided to [advise ATC] and land back at ZZZ on runway xxc. Runway xy was the initial preference; but we could not get down and land in a stable configuration. Switched to [runway] xxc to allow a more controlled approach. Landed and exited the runway while informing the fire trucks we had no visible signs of a fire; but wanted them to assess from the outside. We continued to the gate with no further problems.cause was probably a faulty sensor. Would like to include some things we learned. During the unexpected event we get tunnel vision which degrades our situational awareness. Putting on an oxygen mask also contributed to greater loss of situational awareness. I think more training with these scenarios would be very beneficial and stressing the importance of auto-land if available.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD-11 Captain reported a temporary smoke alert warning during initial climb. Flight crew executed an uneventful return to departure airport.
Narrative: Climbing through 9;000 feet; [we] received a Cabin Smoke alert warning. The alert only lasted around two seconds. We took into consideration it could have been a faulty warning; but decided to [advise ATC] and land back at ZZZ on Runway XXC. Runway XY was the initial preference; but we could not get down and land in a stable configuration. Switched to [Runway] XXC to allow a more controlled approach. Landed and exited the runway while informing the fire trucks we had no visible signs of a fire; but wanted them to assess from the outside. We continued to the gate with no further problems.Cause was probably a faulty sensor. Would like to include some things we learned. During the unexpected event we get tunnel vision which degrades our situational awareness. Putting on an oxygen mask also contributed to greater loss of situational awareness. I think more training with these scenarios would be very beneficial and stressing the importance of auto-land if available.
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.