18th Flight Safety Conference Berlin, 19-22 March 2012

AIRBUS Smoke Procedures

Procedures and Philosophy

Presented by
David Owens / Senior Director Training Policy
18th Flight Safety Conference Berlin, 19-22 March 2012

Content

• Introduction

• Smoke/Fumes Philosophy

• Coordination with Cabin Crew

• Conclusion

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Introduction
A319

A340

A300

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Introduction

What are the 3 main challenges of smoke events?

Location of Source Time Communication

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Introduction
TIME: The facts

1. A fire may become uncontrollable in 8 minutes.

2. Crew may have as little as 15 minutes to get the

aircraft on the ground…

3. How fast can a fire grow?

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Introduction
TIME: The facts
• Paper procedures and ECAM procedure
start with LAND ASAP:
ƒ LAND ASAP

Advice to the flight crew to consider landing at

the nearest suitable airport.
LAND ASAP
ƒ
Land as soon as possible at the nearest suitable
airport at which a safe approach and landing can
be made.
• IMMEDIATE LANDING (Paper procedure ONLY)
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Introduction
Identify the source:
Ease
of
Locating

„ CARGO • Covered by ECAM and/or local

warning
„ LAVATORY
• Available means to treat the
„ CREW REST COMPARTMENT fire/smoke

„ AVIONICS
• May be covered by ECAM warning
„ AIR COND
• More difficult to locate and deal
„ CABIN EQUIPMENT
with

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Introduction
Identify the source:
Sources merged into one single layout:

Air Cabin
Avionics
Cond Equipt

Single
Layout
Proc.

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Introduction
Communication:

Action step in both Cockpit and Cabin Smoke procedures:

- CKPT/CABIN COM …… ESTABLISH

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Content

• Introduction

• Smoke/Fumes Philosophy

• Coordination with Cabin Crew

• Conclusion

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Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
The alert can come from :

• The ECAM or

• The Cabin or Cockpit crew

Procedure must be applied without delay.

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Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
When supported by ECAM: Crew (cockpit or cabin)
Carry out ECAM actions perception without ECAM Alert

At any time the SMOKE/FUMES

QRH paper procedure could be applied

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Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
LAND ASAP

ANTICIPATE
Immediate Actions
DIVERSION

Immediate actions before analysis:

• Quick / simple / reversible
• Prevent smoke recirculation
• Crew Protection
• Communication
• Do not make the situation worse

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Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
“AT ANY TIME” items

IMMEDIATE LANDING……….…..CONSIDER:
• Tail wind landing
• Overweight landing
• Off airport landing
• Ditching
• …

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Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
LAND ASAP

ANTICIPATE
Immediate Actions
DIVERSION

Q1: Is the smoke source immediately

obvious, accessible and
extinguishable?
Source Isolation YES NO
Q1

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Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
LAND ASAP

ANTICIPATE
Immediate Actions
DIVERSION

Q1: Is the smoke source immediately

obvious, accessible and
extinguishable?
Source Isolation YES NO
Q1

ISOLATE
NO
Q2

YES Q2: Was the smoke

source isolated?
END
OF PROC

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Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
LAND ASAP

ANTICIPATE
Immediate Actions
DIVERSION

Q1: Is the smoke source immediately

obvious, accessible and
extinguishable?
Source Isolation YES NO
Q1

Initiate ISOLATE
Diversion NO
Q2

YES Q2: Was the smoke

source isolated?
END INITIATE
OF PROC DIVERSION

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Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
LAND ASAP

ANTICIPATE
Immediate Actions
DIVERSION

Q1: Is the smoke source immediately

obvious, accessible and
extinguishable?
Source Isolation YES NO
Q1

Initiate ISOLATE
Diversion NO
Q2

YES Q2: Was the smoke

source isolated?
END INITIATE
OF PROC DIVERSION

ACTION SPECIFIC TO
EACH SMOKE SOURCE

Troubleshoot
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Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
LAND ASAP ACTION SPECIFIC TO
EACH SMOKE SOURCE

ANTICIPATE
Immediate Actions
Troubleshoot DIVERSION

► AIR COND smoke Q1: Is the smoke source immediately

► CAB EQUIPMENT smoke obvious, accessible and
extinguishable?
Source Isolation YES NO
► AVNCS/ELECTRICAL smoke or Smoke Q1
source
Initiatenot detected and still continues.
ISOLATE

►Diversion
How to set ELEC EMER CONFIG
NO
Q2

YES Q2: Was the smoke

source isolated?
The order of SMOKE Sources, from most
END INITIATE
probable to
OFthe least
PROC probable, has been
DIVERSION

derived from historic data ACTION

and analysis
SPECIFIC TO
EACH SMOKE SOURCE

Troubleshoot
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Content

• Introduction

• Smoke/Fumes Philosophy

• Coordination with Cabin Crew

• Conclusion

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Coordination with Cabin Crew

Cabin Crew
WORKING TEAM

The Firefighter

The Communicator

The Assistant
Firefighter

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Coordination with Cabin Crew

Cabin crew reporting to the cockpit is essential:
• Report the location
• Identify the source
• Assess the severity of situation
• Report the action taken
• Do it accurately!

Cabin Crew
WORKING TEAM

Coordinated, immediate and decisive action

is necessary to prevent any escalation of the
The Firefighter

The Communicator

event…
The Assistant
Firefighter

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Content

• Introduction

• Smoke/Fumes Philosophy

• Coordination with Cabin Crew

• Conclusion

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Conclusion

• Smoke event: many threats and challenges…

ƒ No two events are the same.

• Train for it:

ƒ Immediate actions / diversion / troubleshoot…

• React to the situation…

ƒ The entire crew is part
of the solution

Train the entire crew as a crew!

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