What happened
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(-23) Federal express flight 3859, Airbus A-300 N676FE made an unscheduled landing at Oakland international airport. At approximately 600' AGL during takeoff, the captain smelled smoke. Subsequently, the main cargo deck right & left mid 2 smoke detector lights illuminated. While the crew began emergency checklist procedure for smoke indications, both indications light extinguished. On final approach back to Oakland airport, both the left & right mid 2 lights illuminated again. After landing, the left mid 1 and right mid 1 lights also illuminated. When the aircraft came to a complete stop, the crew followed the emergency evacuation checklist procedure. Their actions included activating the fire bottles for both engines and the APU. The R-1 evacuation slide was deployed for emergency egress, but the slide failed to inflate.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FEDERAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 3859, AIRBUS A-300 N676FE MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 600' AGL DURING TAKEOFF, THE CAPTAIN SMELLED SMOKE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MAIN CARGO DECK RIGHT & LEFT MID 2 SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE CREW BEGAN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURE FOR SMOKE INDICATIONS, BOTH INDICATIONS LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ON FINAL APPROACH BACK TO OAKLAND AIRPORT, BOTH THE LEFT & RIGHT MID 2 LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. AFTER LANDING, THE LEFT MID 1 AND RIGHT MID 1 LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CREW FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION CHECKLIST PROCEDURE. THEIR ACTIONS INCLUDED ACTIVATING THE FIRE BOTTLES FOR BOTH ENGINES AND THE APU. THE R-1 EVACUATION SLIDE WAS DEPLOYED FOR EMERGENCY EGRESS, BUT THE SLIDE FAILED TO INFLATE.
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