<< >> NASA ASRS Report 833703, May 2009

Multiple unsubstantiated ECAM messages convince an A320 flight crew to divert for a maintenance inspection.

Attributes
ACN	833703
Time
Date	200905
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	EICAS/EAD/ECAM
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 270 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 6100
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Got 'land as soon as possible' message on departure with no associated ECAM; warnings or status messages. All systems indications were normal. Later got 'sts' indication; again with no ECAM; warning or status indications. Sometime later on recall got 'avionics smoke' ECAM message again with no warnings; no indications of any malfunctions. Advised maintenance and dispatch; elected to land at ict.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Multiple unsubstantiated ECAM messages convince an A320 flight crew to divert for a maintenance inspection.

Narrative: Got 'land ASAP' message on departure with NO associated ECAM; warnings or status messages. All systems indications were normal. Later got 'STS' indication; again with no ECAM; warning or status indications. Sometime later on recall got 'AVIONICS SMOKE' ECAM message again with no warnings; no indications of any malfunctions. Advised Maintenance and Dispatch; elected to land at ICT.

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.