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Immediately after takeoff an A320 made an emergency return because of a 'land as soon as possible' ECAM message for avionics smoke.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 637582 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 637582 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam warnings other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overrode automation other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff at approximately 500 ft, after gear retraction, we saw caution message of 'land as soon as possible' without associated ECAM due to takeoff inhibiter. We pressed recall and the ECAM of avionics smoke was displayed. I took the aircraft from the first officer as he ran the ECAM. Midfield downwind, level 3000 ft, flight attendants reported strong smoke odor. We completed the ECAM, and landed without incident. Total time airborne was 13 mins. Fire trucks followed us to gate and we shut down. Maintenance still working the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF AN A320 MADE AN EMER RETURN BECAUSE OF A 'LAND ASAP' ECAM MESSAGE FOR AVIONICS SMOKE.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF AT APPROX 500 FT, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, WE SAW CAUTION MESSAGE OF 'LAND ASAP' WITHOUT ASSOCIATED ECAM DUE TO TKOF INHIBITER. WE PRESSED RECALL AND THE ECAM OF AVIONICS SMOKE WAS DISPLAYED. I TOOK THE ACFT FROM THE FO AS HE RAN THE ECAM. MIDFIELD DOWNWIND, LEVEL 3000 FT, FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED STRONG SMOKE ODOR. WE COMPLETED THE ECAM, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOTAL TIME AIRBORNE WAS 13 MINS. FIRE TRUCKS FOLLOWED US TO GATE AND WE SHUT DOWN. MAINT STILL WORKING THE PROB.
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.