# Incident 20030410004379I: Airbus A300F4605R, Oakland, CA, April 10, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2003, 13:52 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 37.7244° N, 122.2233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7244&lon=-122.2233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N676FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N676FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 F4-605R (registry code 3930327, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300F4605R
- Reported engine: GE CF680
- Pilot flight hours: 1,693 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03IA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03IA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030410004379I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX03IA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03IA137), Apr 10, 2003: Airbus Industrie A300F4-605R (N676FE), Oakland, CA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: the failure of the 1R evacuation slide to inflate because the transport-locking pin had not been removed from the regulator during the slide's installation on the 1R door. The cause of the…

## Other reports on N676FE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060320009319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060320009319I), Mar 20, 2006: Airbus A300F4605R (N676FE), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) There was a loss of control on landing causing the aircraft to slide off the north side of runway 10L at msp. The captain was given a line check as a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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