<< >> NASA ASRS Report 638104, November 2004

Flight crew of A320 receive ECAM equipment smoke warning immediately after takeoff and return to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	638104
Time
Date	200411
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	638104
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam warning other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Following takeoff where I was the PF, the captain noticed a 'land as soon as possible' on the upper ECAM. He pressed the recall button and the ECAM for the avionics smoke was displayed. I then put it on the autoplt and the captain notified ATC. He then took the airplane and communication and I ran the ECAM. ATC gave him a quick downwind as I proceeded through the lengthy ECAM. After a couple of mins the flight attendants called to report that they smelled an odor in the back. The captain continued to fly the airplane and configure for landing. I proceeded through the ECAM until short final where I began to get myself back into assisting the captain in preparing the airplane for landing. The landing and rollout was uneventful with a smooth touchdown.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF A320 RECEIVE ECAM EQUIP SMOKE WARNING IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF AND RETURN TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: FOLLOWING TKOF WHERE I WAS THE PF, THE CAPT NOTICED A 'LAND ASAP' ON THE UPPER ECAM. HE PRESSED THE RECALL BUTTON AND THE ECAM FOR THE AVIONICS SMOKE WAS DISPLAYED. I THEN PUT IT ON THE AUTOPLT AND THE CAPT NOTIFIED ATC. HE THEN TOOK THE AIRPLANE AND COM AND I RAN THE ECAM. ATC GAVE HIM A QUICK DOWNWIND AS I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE LENGTHY ECAM. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINS THE FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED TO RPT THAT THEY SMELLED AN ODOR IN THE BACK. THE CAPT CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE AND CONFIGURE FOR LNDG. I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE ECAM UNTIL SHORT FINAL WHERE I BEGAN TO GET MYSELF BACK INTO ASSISTING THE CAPT IN PREPARING THE AIRPLANE FOR LNDG. THE LNDG AND ROLLOUT WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN.

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.