A320 crew had multiple circuit breakers trip and detectable cockpit smoke after takeoff at lax.

Attributes
ACN	555616
Time
Date	200207
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sct.tracon
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	555616
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing through 10000 ft, ECAM circuit breaker w-z (first officer was flying), I looked back at circuit breaker panel and saw static, phc, angle of attack, pitot, tat, DHC3 were popped out. I took aircraft over and had first officer try to call maintenance controller. Shortly after, we smelled and saw electric smoke in cockpit. I declared emergency, asked for clearance back to lax. Did qrc smoke and fumes check. ATC asked if I would go to long beach. It looked like low overcast at long beach. Lax was VFR. I said lax, as soon as possible. Light smoke was gone, so I had first officer lift his mask up to see if he smelled smoke. The smoke and burning smell was gone. I told flight attendant what had happened, that everything seemed ok and we would return to lax for a normal overweight landing. I made PA to passenger, told them everything would be normal, but fire trucks would be standing by for safety. Landing was normal, fire trucks followed us back to gate. Note: with oxygen mask on, the sun's glare on the mask made it very hard to see FCU, pd, nd displays.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW HAD MULTIPLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIP AND DETECTABLE COCKPIT SMOKE AFTER TKOF AT LAX.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT, ECAM CIRCUIT BREAKER W-Z (FO WAS FLYING), I LOOKED BACK AT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND SAW STATIC, PHC, ANGLE OF ATTACK, PITOT, TAT, DHC3 WERE POPPED OUT. I TOOK ACFT OVER AND HAD FO TRY TO CALL MAINT CTLR. SHORTLY AFTER, WE SMELLED AND SAW ELECTRIC SMOKE IN COCKPIT. I DECLARED EMER, ASKED FOR CLRNC BACK TO LAX. DID QRC SMOKE AND FUMES CHK. ATC ASKED IF I WOULD GO TO LONG BEACH. IT LOOKED LIKE LOW OVCST AT LONG BEACH. LAX WAS VFR. I SAID LAX, ASAP. LIGHT SMOKE WAS GONE, SO I HAD FO LIFT HIS MASK UP TO SEE IF HE SMELLED SMOKE. THE SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL WAS GONE. I TOLD FLT ATTENDANT WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THAT EVERYTHING SEEMED OK AND WE WOULD RETURN TO LAX FOR A NORMAL OVERWT LNDG. I MADE PA TO PAX, TOLD THEM EVERYTHING WOULD BE NORMAL, BUT FIRE TRUCKS WOULD BE STANDING BY FOR SAFETY. LNDG WAS NORMAL, FIRE TRUCKS FOLLOWED US BACK TO GATE. NOTE: WITH OXYGEN MASK ON, THE SUN'S GLARE ON THE MASK MADE IT VERY HARD TO SEE FCU, PD, ND DISPLAYS.

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.