<< >> NASA ASRS Report 683877, January 2006

A300 airbus during climb after takeoff has fault indication in the #1 engine fire detection system followed by a similar fault in the aft cargo bay fire detection system.

Attributes
ACN	683877
Time
Date	200601
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 34000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mke.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	683877
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	683464
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : aft cargo smoke detector other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During climb out received engine #1; loop a; fault indication. Executed ECAM and QRH procedures. No secondaries. A few mins later; approaching cruise altitude of FL340; received aft cargo loop fault indication. Upon executing ECAM and QRH procedures received aft cargo smoke indication with chime. Executed ECAM and QRH procedures. Declared emergency with ZZZ ARTCC and returned to ZZZ. During descent; flight attendants reported they smelled smoke in cabin. Flight attendants reported smoke dissipated short time later prior to approach/landing. Cockpit smoke indication and chime were intermittent during descent. Cockpit smoke indication extinguished prior to approach/landing. Uneventful landing. Fire crews examined aircraft on runway and determined no smoke or fire. Fire crews escorted aircraft to gate. No further indications/events. No injuries reported.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 AIRBUS DURING CLB AFTER TKOF HAS FAULT INDICATION IN THE #1 ENG FIRE DETECTION SYS FOLLOWED BY A SIMILAR FAULT IN THE AFT CARGO BAY FIRE DETECTION SYS.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT RECEIVED ENG #1; LOOP A; FAULT INDICATION. EXECUTED ECAM AND QRH PROCS. NO SECONDARIES. A FEW MINS LATER; APCHING CRUISE ALT OF FL340; RECEIVED AFT CARGO LOOP FAULT INDICATION. UPON EXECUTING ECAM AND QRH PROCS RECEIVED AFT CARGO SMOKE INDICATION WITH CHIME. EXECUTED ECAM AND QRH PROCS. DECLARED EMER WITH ZZZ ARTCC AND RETURNED TO ZZZ. DURING DSCNT; FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED THEY SMELLED SMOKE IN CABIN. FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED SMOKE DISSIPATED SHORT TIME LATER PRIOR TO APCH/LNDG. COCKPIT SMOKE INDICATION AND CHIME WERE INTERMITTENT DURING DSCNT. COCKPIT SMOKE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED PRIOR TO APCH/LNDG. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. FIRE CREWS EXAMINED ACFT ON RWY AND DETERMINED NO SMOKE OR FIRE. FIRE CREWS ESCORTED ACFT TO GATE. NO FURTHER INDICATIONS/EVENTS. NO INJURIES RPTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.