Originally Posted by
dream747
Hi folks,
Looking to seek some opinions on the Smoke/Fumes/Avionics Smoke procedure.
Scenario 1: Smell in the cockpit and/or cabin with no physiological effects - No urgent action required, consider applying the Removal of Smoke/Fumes QRH procedure.
Scenario 2: Smell in the cockpit and/or cabin with physiological effects - Apply the said procedure, however, stop at LAND ASAP as there is no “perceptible smoke”. Apply the Removal of Smoke/Fumes QRH procedure.
Scenario 3: Perceptible smoke in the cockpit and/or cabin - Apply the Smoke/Fumes/Avionics Smoke procedure.
Is this approach to this procedure sound? Or does anyone have a better understanding towards this?
From FCTM
The smoke will be identified either by an ECAM warning, or by the crew without any ECAM warning.
If the smoke is detected by the crew, without any ECAM warning, the flight crew will refer directly to the
QRH SMOKE/FUMES/AVNCS SMOKE procedure.
If the "AVIONICS SMOKE" ECAM caution is activated, the flight crew can refer directly to the QRH
SMOKE/FUMES/AVNCS SMOKE procedure, or apply first the ECAM actions, before entering the
QRH.
The AVIONICS SMOKE ECAM procedure should be applied only IF SMOKE IS PERCEPTIBLE.
The smoke is perceptible if the flight crew can confirm it
visually or by smell.
If smoke is not perceptible, the flight crew should consider a spurious warning and therefore stop the
AVIONICS SMOKE procedure.
If another ECAM SMOKE warning (e.g. LAVATORY SMOKE) is triggered, the flight crew must apply
the ECAM procedure.
If any doubt exists about the smoke origin, the flight crew will than refer to the
QRH SMOKE/FUMES/AVNCS SMOKE procedure.
All your suggested scenario warrant the application of the SMOKE/FUMES/AVNCS SMOKE procedure.
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