<< >> NASA ASRS Report 824542, February 2009

Upon receiving a forward cargo compartment smoke warning; the flight crew of an A320 declared an emergency; performed appropriate qrc procedures and diverted to the nearest suitable airport for a safe landing and evacuation.

Attributes
ACN	824542
Time
Date	200902
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 4000 Flight Crew Type 1200
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 125 Flight Crew Total 16000 Flight Crew Type 2618
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Experienced forward cargo smoke warning while at cruise altitude; FL300. Declared emergency and complied with appropriate checklists. Diverted into ZZZ and performed emergency evacuation in accordance with checklist procedures. No injuries or damages to aircraft/cargo. Fire and emergency support in ZZZ performed very well.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Upon receiving a forward cargo compartment smoke warning; the flight crew of an A320 declared an emergency; performed appropriate QRC procedures and diverted to the nearest suitable airport for a safe landing and evacuation.

Narrative: Experienced forward cargo smoke warning while at cruise altitude; FL300. Declared emergency and complied with appropriate checklists. Diverted into ZZZ and performed emergency evacuation in accordance with checklist procedures. No injuries or damages to aircraft/cargo. Fire and emergency support in ZZZ performed very well.

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.