A300 captain experiences a cargo fire warning during takeoff and rejects at 90 knots. The right engi...

Narrative:

High speed rejected takeoff for a main deck fire warning in mid 1 section at 90 knots on. Rejected takeoff and performed red ECAM items; rejected takeoff checklist and after landing checklist. Maintenance had changed the number 2 engine over the weekend prior to this event. They do not do a high-power run-up on the new engine. They only take the power to idle. When we departed on a different aircraft; they still had not determined if the smoke was due to a package or the new engine. Take the aircraft with the new engine and do a high-power run-up prior to delivering the aircraft to a crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 Captain experiences a cargo fire warning during takeoff and rejects at 90 knots. The right engine had been changed prior to this departure and no actual fire could be found in the cargo. The crew suspected smoke from the new engine bleed air may have been the cause of the warning.

Narrative: High speed rejected takeoff for a Main Deck Fire warning in Mid 1 Section at 90 knots on. Rejected takeoff and performed Red ECAM items; Rejected Takeoff Checklist and After Landing Checklist. Maintenance had changed the Number 2 Engine over the weekend prior to this event. They do not do a high-power run-up on the new engine. They only take the power to idle. When we departed on a different aircraft; they still had not determined if the smoke was due to a package or the new engine. Take the aircraft with the new engine and do a high-power run-up prior to delivering the aircraft to a crew.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1140830
Time
Date	201401
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Other Rejected Takeoff
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

A300 captain experiences a cargo fire warning during takeoff and rejects at 90 knots. The right engine had been changed prior to this departure and no actual fire could be found in the cargo. The crew suspected smoke from the new engine bleed air may have been the cause of the warning.