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An airbus 320 in cruise at FL350 has ECAM warning of no smoke or fire detection in any lavatory and cargo compartment. Reset circuit breaker and restored system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538112 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc tower : bna.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 538112 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We received an ECAM advisory of smoke lavatory and cargo detection fault, which means we had no detection of smoke or fire in any lavatory or cargo compartment. Company policy states that we are not to reset breakers to restore system function in-flight, unless we use 'captain's emergency authority/authorized' to do so. We were over landing weight, and I conferred with maintenance, and decided to reset breakers as a safer course of action to restore system function, than to fly with no smoke detection. This happened 14 mins out of dca. Because of security reasons, and being overweight (landing weight), it seemed prudent to try to restore system function, which we did. All operations normal for rest of flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 IN CRUISE AT FL350 HAS ECAM WARNING OF NO SMOKE OR FIRE DETECTION IN ANY LAVATORY AND CARGO COMPARTMENT. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND RESTORED SYS.
Narrative: WE RECEIVED AN ECAM ADVISORY OF SMOKE LAVATORY AND CARGO DETECTION FAULT, WHICH MEANS WE HAD NO DETECTION OF SMOKE OR FIRE IN ANY LAVATORY OR CARGO COMPARTMENT. COMPANY POLICY STATES THAT WE ARE NOT TO RESET BREAKERS TO RESTORE SYS FUNCTION INFLT, UNLESS WE USE 'CAPT'S EMER AUTH' TO DO SO. WE WERE OVER LNDG WT, AND I CONFERRED WITH MAINT, AND DECIDED TO RESET BREAKERS AS A SAFER COURSE OF ACTION TO RESTORE SYS FUNCTION, THAN TO FLY WITH NO SMOKE DETECTION. THIS HAPPENED 14 MINS OUT OF DCA. BECAUSE OF SECURITY REASONS, AND BEING OVERWT (LNDG WT), IT SEEMED PRUDENT TO TRY TO RESTORE SYS FUNCTION, WHICH WE DID. ALL OPS NORMAL FOR REST OF FLT.
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.