An A320 'avionics smoke' ECAM alerted during preflight. Maintenance cleared the warning. After takeo...

Narrative:

Arrived at aircraft; noticed an ECAM present indicating 'avionics smoke.' there was no visible smoke or other indications of an electrical problem. Maintenance called; worked the problem; cleared the ECAM and sent a new maintenance release. We pushed back and departed. There were some thunderstorms in the area; we had the weather radar on and were on a heading to clear cells in the area on climb. Climbing through approximately 2;000 ft; we received the same 'avionics smoke' ECAM; again with no other indications of avionics smoke. I continued to fly and took over ATC communications while the captain ran the ECAM. I advised ATC that we would need to return to the field (ECAM action item 'land as soon as possible') was given a vector and descent. About this time; the weather radar failed as well as the ACARS. Departure was advised we had lost weather radar and continued to give us vectors for an ILS to runway xx; GS inoperative; as well as keeping us clear of any areas of weather. Captain finished the ECAM; advised the flight attendants and passengers; ran all checklists; then rejoined me ATC. We completed a normal approach and landing; returning to the gate; where maintenance met us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 'AVIONICS SMOKE' ECAM alerted during preflight. Maintenance cleared the warning. After takeoff the 'AVIONICS SMOKE' ECAM alerted again followed by the radar and ACARS failing. The crew returned to land as soon as possible.

Narrative: Arrived at aircraft; noticed an ECAM present indicating 'Avionics Smoke.' There was no visible smoke or other indications of an electrical problem. Maintenance called; worked the problem; cleared the ECAM and sent a new Maintenance Release. We pushed back and departed. There were some thunderstorms in the area; we had the weather radar on and were on a heading to clear cells in the area on climb. Climbing through approximately 2;000 FT; we received the same 'Avionics Smoke' ECAM; again with no other indications of avionics smoke. I continued to fly and took over ATC communications while the Captain ran the ECAM. I advised ATC that we would need to return to the field (ECAM action item 'Land As Soon As Possible') was given a vector and descent. About this time; the weather radar failed as well as the ACARS. Departure was advised we had lost weather radar and continued to give us vectors for an ILS to Runway XX; GS inoperative; as well as keeping us clear of any areas of weather. Captain finished the ECAM; advised the Flight Attendants and passengers; ran all checklists; then rejoined me ATC. We completed a normal approach and landing; returning to the gate; where Maintenance met us.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	823695
Time
Date	200902
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical/Electronic Panel & Parts
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 16000 Flight Crew Type 2050
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 3600
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An A320 'avionics smoke' ECAM alerted during preflight. Maintenance cleared the warning. After takeoff the 'avionics smoke' ECAM alerted again followed by the radar and ACARS failing. The crew returned to land as soon as possible.