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An A320 aircraft on the ramp after being deiced had aft cargo smoke warning. Quick response by ground crew confirmed no smoke or fire and prevented escalation of event to an emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 389695 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Just as they finished deicing our aircraft (A320) we received an aft cargo smoke warning. This warning was triggered by deicing fumes and the deicing process. A quick response by the ground crew to check the cargo area and confirm there was no smoke/fire prevented this from escalating into a ground emergency situation. This is a problem on the A320 -- deicing fluid gets by the cargo door seals setting off the warning. If the ground crew is not immediately available the crew must assume that it's a real cargo smoke warning for something other than deicing. This has also occurred at the gate with an aircraft deicing at the next gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 ACFT ON THE RAMP AFTER BEING DEICED HAD AFT CARGO SMOKE WARNING. QUICK RESPONSE BY GND CREW CONFIRMED NO SMOKE OR FIRE AND PREVENTED ESCALATION OF EVENT TO AN EMER.
Narrative: JUST AS THEY FINISHED DEICING OUR ACFT (A320) WE RECEIVED AN AFT CARGO SMOKE WARNING. THIS WARNING WAS TRIGGERED BY DEICING FUMES AND THE DEICING PROCESS. A QUICK RESPONSE BY THE GND CREW TO CHK THE CARGO AREA AND CONFIRM THERE WAS NO SMOKE/FIRE PREVENTED THIS FROM ESCALATING INTO A GND EMER SIT. THIS IS A PROB ON THE A320 -- DEICING FLUID GETS BY THE CARGO DOOR SEALS SETTING OFF THE WARNING. IF THE GND CREW IS NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE THE CREW MUST ASSUME THAT IT'S A REAL CARGO SMOKE WARNING FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN DEICING. THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED AT THE GATE WITH AN ACFT DEICING AT THE NEXT GATE.
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.