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A300 crew smelled smoke, and had a main cargo compartment fire warning just after takeoff at oak. During evacuate/evacuation, the R-1 slide failed to inflate either automatically or manually.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 578694 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : oak.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 578694 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 578696 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : main deck cargo fire warning light & bell other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During takeoff/climb out from oak, crew smelled arid smoke, immediately followed by 'main deck cargo fire' lights and bell. Accomplished emergency procedures, declared an emergency and turned back to oak. Lights went out on downwind. On final, loops a&B mid '2' came back on. On touchdown, loops a&B mid '1' and '2' came on. After landing, crew accomplished ground emergency evacuate/evacuation procedures. During evacuate/evacuation, 'right-1' slide did not inflate, automatically or manually. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the first officer stated the aircraft has had numerous false fire warnings from the main deck cargo compartment. Crash fire rescue equipment boarded the aircraft and was unable to find any sign of a fire in the main deck. The crew was limited to using the R-1 door slide because of 30 KT crosswind would have blown the R-2 door slide under the aircraft. Crash fire rescue equipment entered the aircraft via a ladder they placed at the door. The crew remained on the aircraft when it was towed to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 CREW SMELLED SMOKE, AND HAD A MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING JUST AFTER TKOF AT OAK. DURING EVAC, THE R-1 SLIDE FAILED TO INFLATE EITHER AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY.
Narrative: DURING TKOF/CLBOUT FROM OAK, CREW SMELLED ARID SMOKE, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY 'MAIN DECK CARGO FIRE' LIGHTS AND BELL. ACCOMPLISHED EMER PROCS, DECLARED AN EMER AND TURNED BACK TO OAK. LIGHTS WENT OUT ON DOWNWIND. ON FINAL, LOOPS A&B MID '2' CAME BACK ON. ON TOUCHDOWN, LOOPS A&B MID '1' AND '2' CAME ON. AFTER LNDG, CREW ACCOMPLISHED GND EMER EVAC PROCS. DURING EVAC, 'R-1' SLIDE DID NOT INFLATE, AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE FO STATED THE ACFT HAS HAD NUMEROUS FALSE FIRE WARNINGS FROM THE MAIN DECK CARGO COMPARTMENT. CFR BOARDED THE ACFT AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY SIGN OF A FIRE IN THE MAIN DECK. THE CREW WAS LIMITED TO USING THE R-1 DOOR SLIDE BECAUSE OF 30 KT XWIND WOULD HAVE BLOWN THE R-2 DOOR SLIDE UNDER THE ACFT. CFR ENTERED THE ACFT VIA A LADDER THEY PLACED AT THE DOOR. THE CREW REMAINED ON THE ACFT WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE.
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.