An A300 crew experiences smoke and fumes in the aircraft. They return land at jfk, ny.

Attributes
ACN	426763
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Flight Phase	other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	426763
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

25 mi from jfk during climb at around 7000 ft, fumes were noticed in the cockpit. Flight attendants began calling to report smoke and fumes in the cabin. Smoke detectors began to chime. I declared an emergency and asked for radar vectors to ILS runway 4L. All appropriate checklists were accomplished and an uneventful landing was completed. Landing weight was 304000 pounds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 CREW EXPERIENCES SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE ACFT. THEY RETURN LAND AT JFK, NY.

Narrative: 25 MI FROM JFK DURING CLB AT AROUND 7000 FT, FUMES WERE NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. FLT ATTENDANTS BEGAN CALLING TO RPT SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE CABIN. SMOKE DETECTORS BEGAN TO CHIME. I DECLARED AN EMER AND ASKED FOR RADAR VECTORS TO ILS RWY 4L. ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS COMPLETED. LNDG WT WAS 304000 LBS.

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.