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An A300 captain reported that he returned to departure airport after the smoke alert detected an anomaly in the lower cargo compartment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626612 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mem.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ttd.tower |
| 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 : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 626612 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : smoke light other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing through 1000 ft, smoke alert in aft and bulk lower cargo compartment came on. Climbed to 5000 ft on downwind, declared emergency to ATC, ran appropriate checklist for emergency. Vector to ILS runway 36C, mem, was flown. Stopped on runway 36C with emergency equipment response. No smoke or fire found. Terminated emergency. Towed back to ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 CAPT RPTED THAT HE RETURNED TO DEP ARPT AFTER THE SMOKE ALERT DETECTED AN ANOMALY IN THE LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 1000 FT, SMOKE ALERT IN AFT AND BULK LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT CAME ON. CLBED TO 5000 FT ON DOWNWIND, DECLARED EMER TO ATC, RAN APPROPRIATE CHKLIST FOR EMER. VECTOR TO ILS RWY 36C, MEM, WAS FLOWN. STOPPED ON RWY 36C WITH EMER EQUIP RESPONSE. NO SMOKE OR FIRE FOUND. TERMINATED EMER. TOWED BACK TO RAMP.
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.