An A300 freighter flight crew experiences smoke in the cockpit with an ECAM warning while outside the FAF for runway 16R at sea, wa.

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Attributes
ACN	467739
Time
Date	200003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s46.tracon tower : sea.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 16r other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
ASRS Report	467739
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Just outside the parkk LOM, ATC cleared us for the ILS runway 16R approach to sea (gear down, flaps 15-20 degrees). Approach was being flown under monitored approach procedures for CAT III check. After calling for flaps 30-40 degrees, as the aircraft was turning to final approach course, smoke was noted in cockpit. Captain noted avionics smoke light on overhead panel concurrent with chime. ECAM presented successive fire warning procedures. Donned oxygen masks. Captain's mask failed to function properly and he set it aside. I maintained control of aircraft while captain placed headset on and declared emergency. Captain took control of aircraft, disconnected autoplt (now VMC), and set up for normal landing. Smoke density increased slowly throughout. Goggles not used, no eye irritation noted. No instrument failures noted. On deck, captain taxied clear of runway 16R onto taxiway M, stopped, and shut down. With all power off, smoke dissipated, aircraft doors were opened and we turned aircraft over to fire department, then air carrier maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 FREIGHTER FLC EXPERIENCES SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WITH AN ECAM WARNING WHILE OUTSIDE THE FAF FOR RWY 16R AT SEA, WA.

Narrative: JUST OUTSIDE THE PARKK LOM, ATC CLRED US FOR THE ILS RWY 16R APCH TO SEA (GEAR DOWN, FLAPS 15-20 DEGS). APCH WAS BEING FLOWN UNDER MONITORED APCH PROCS FOR CAT III CHK. AFTER CALLING FOR FLAPS 30-40 DEGS, AS THE ACFT WAS TURNING TO FINAL APCH COURSE, SMOKE WAS NOTED IN COCKPIT. CAPT NOTED AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL CONCURRENT WITH CHIME. ECAM PRESENTED SUCCESSIVE FIRE WARNING PROCS. DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. CAPT'S MASK FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND HE SET IT ASIDE. I MAINTAINED CTL OF ACFT WHILE CAPT PLACED HEADSET ON AND DECLARED EMER. CAPT TOOK CTL OF ACFT, DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT (NOW VMC), AND SET UP FOR NORMAL LNDG. SMOKE DENSITY INCREASED SLOWLY THROUGHOUT. GOGGLES NOT USED, NO EYE IRRITATION NOTED. NO INST FAILURES NOTED. ON DECK, CAPT TAXIED CLR OF RWY 16R ONTO TXWY M, STOPPED, AND SHUT DOWN. WITH ALL PWR OFF, SMOKE DISSIPATED, ACFT DOORS WERE OPENED AND WE TURNED ACFT OVER TO FIRE DEPT, THEN ACR MAINT.

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.