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The ECAM indicated an avionics system fault, followed quickly by a vent extract fault, and shortly thereafter an 'avionics smoke' indication. The flight crew declared an emergency, and diverted for a precautionary landing at the nearest suitable airport which was cleveland at 25 mi away. No fire, smoke or fumes were evident on after landing inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 329684 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 92 |
| ASRS Report | 329684 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 329842 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
As first officer, I was flying toward lga about 25 NM east of cleveland when the ECAM indicated we had an avionics system fault. This was followed quickly by a vent extract fault and shortly thereafter an 'avionics smoke' indication. We asked ZOB for a turn toward cleveland, a descent, and told them our problem. We declared an emergency and landed in cleveland without incident. We had the fire truck follow us to the gate, checked the aircraft over carefully, and found no fire, smoke or fumes. Suspect an indication problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE ECAM INDICATED AN AVIONICS SYS FAULT, FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY A VENT EXTRACT FAULT, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER AN 'AVIONICS SMOKE' INDICATION. THE FLC DECLARED AN EMER, AND DIVERTED FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHICH WAS CLEVELAND AT 25 MI AWAY. NO FIRE, SMOKE OR FUMES WERE EVIDENT ON AFTER LNDG INSPECTION.
Narrative: AS FO, I WAS FLYING TOWARD LGA ABOUT 25 NM E OF CLEVELAND WHEN THE ECAM INDICATED WE HAD AN AVIONICS SYS FAULT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY A VENT EXTRACT FAULT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER AN 'AVIONICS SMOKE' INDICATION. WE ASKED ZOB FOR A TURN TOWARD CLEVELAND, A DSCNT, AND TOLD THEM OUR PROB. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED IN CLEVELAND WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE HAD THE FIRE TRUCK FOLLOW US TO THE GATE, CHKED THE ACFT OVER CAREFULLY, AND FOUND NO FIRE, SMOKE OR FUMES. SUSPECT AN INDICATION PROB.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.