FIS 2012 June 2012
Flight Instructor Seminar / Chicago, June 13th and 14th, 2012
Smoke Procedure
Presented by
Capt. David Owens / Senior Director Flight Crew Training Policy
FIS 2012 June 2012
Content
• Introduction
• Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
• Coordination with Cabin Crew
• Conclusion
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Introduction
A319
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Introduction
What are the 3 main challenges of smoke events?
Location
Time Communication
of Source
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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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TIME: The facts
• Paper procedures and ECAM procedure Start with
LAND ASAP:
LAND ASAP
Advice to the flight crew to consider landing at the nearest
suitable airport.
LAND ASAP
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 fire/smoke
CREW REST COMPARTMENT
AVIONICS
• May be covered by ECAM warning
AIR COND
• More difficult to locate and deal with
CABIN EQUIPMENT
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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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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
• To stop smoke recirculation, to enable
Crew Protection & Communication.
• Not making the situation worse.
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Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
“AT ANY TIME” items
Immediate Landing could imply accepting
exceptional circumstances such as:
• Ditching
• Off airport landing
• Tail wind landing
• Overweight landing
• …
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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
Q2: Was the smoke
YES
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
Q2: Was the smoke
YES
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
Q2: Was the smoke
YES
source isolated?
END INITIATE
OF PROC DIVERSION
ACTION SPECIFIC TO
EACH SMOKE SOURCE
Troubleshoot
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LAND ASAP ACTION SPECIFIC TO
EACH SMOKE SOURCE
ANTICIPATE
Immediate Actions
Troubleshoot DIVERSION
► AIR COND smoke Q1: Is the smoke source immediately
obvious, accessible and
► CAB EQUIPMENT smoke extinguishable?
Source Isolation YES NO
► AVNCS/ELECTRICAL smoke or Q1 Smoke
source
Initiatenot detected and still continues.
ISOLATE
►Diversion
How to set ELEC EMER NO
Q2
CONFIG
Q2: Was the smoke
YES
source isolated?
The order of the SMOKE Sources has been defined
END INITIATE
based on model-historical
OF PROC data and analysis from the
DIVERSION
most probable to the less probable.
ACTION 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 to:
• 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 escalation of the event…
The Firefighter
The Communicator
The Assistant
Firefighter
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Content
• Introduction
• Smoke/Fumes Philosophy
• Coordination with Cabin Crew
• Conclusion
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Conclusion
• Smoke event: threats and challenges…
No two events are the same.
• Train for it:
Immediate actions / diversion / troubleshoot…
• React to the situation…
The entire crew is part of the solution Train the crew!
• By the way, we are out of time now…
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