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A airbus 300-600 on approach at 8000 ft requested immediate vectors for landing due to avionics bay smoke warning caused by a fault sensor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 495256 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 495256 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 495486 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cockpit avionics smoke light and indications. Reported immediate vectors and landed on newest runway (27 wind calm-previously assigned 36R) first officer leg. I continued to fly and landed while the captain completed all normal and ECAM checklists. Both captain and first officer immediately donned oxygen mask at indication. Although we did not 'declare' an emergency, ATC called out the equipment and the fire department followed us all the way into the chocks. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the smoke warning was caused by a defective avionics bay sensor. The reporter said the avionics bay is located below the cockpit. The reporter said there was never any smoke and turned out to be a false warning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A AIRBUS 300-600 ON APCH AT 8000 FT REQUESTED IMMEDIATE VECTORS FOR LNDG DUE TO AVIONICS BAY SMOKE WARNING CAUSED BY A FAULT SENSOR.
Narrative: COCKPIT AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT AND INDICATIONS. RPTED IMMEDIATE VECTORS AND LANDED ON NEWEST RWY (27 WIND CALM-PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED 36R) FO LEG. I CONTINUED TO FLY AND LANDED WHILE THE CAPT COMPLETED ALL NORMAL AND ECAM CHKLISTS. BOTH CAPT AND FO IMMEDIATELY DONNED OXYGEN MASK AT INDICATION. ALTHOUGH WE DID NOT 'DECLARE' AN EMER, ATC CALLED OUT THE EQUIP AND THE FIRE DEPT FOLLOWED US ALL THE WAY INTO THE CHOCKS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE SMOKE WARNING WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE AVIONICS BAY SENSOR. THE RPTR SAID THE AVIONICS BAY IS LOCATED BELOW THE COCKPIT. THE RPTR SAID THERE WAS NEVER ANY SMOKE AND TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE WARNING.
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.