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An A310 flight crew received a main deck cargo smoke light. They declared an emergency and diverted to nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 714634 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 32000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A310 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 714634 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam smoke light |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During cruise flight; crew received a main deck cargo smoke light with associated ECAM warnings and audible tones. Crew donned oxygen masks; declared emergency and started descent with center control into ZZZ. Airspeed was above 250 KTS momentarily while below 10000 ft. Appropriate emergency procedures were complied with an aircraft landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A310 FLT CREW RECEIVED A MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE LIGHT. THEY DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT; CREW RECEIVED A MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE LIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED ECAM WARNINGS AND AUDIBLE TONES. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS; DECLARED EMER AND STARTED DSCNT WITH CTR CTL INTO ZZZ. AIRSPD WAS ABOVE 250 KTS MOMENTARILY WHILE BELOW 10000 FT. APPROPRIATE EMER PROCS WERE COMPLIED WITH AN ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.