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Rear cargo area smoke warning signal in cockpit on approach to bmi caused flight crew to call for emergency equipment and emergency evacuate passengers on the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 133285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bmi |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 133285 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 133274 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Descent into bmi. Approximately 30 mi northeast at 4000' a smoke aft rear cargo area light illuminated on the central warning panel, at which time we notified the F/a. Ran the emergency checklist and followed company procedures. F/a, ATC and company were all notified. Landed at bmi. Proceeded with emergency shutdown and evacuate/evacuation per company procedures. Passenger were not injured. Bmi crash fire rescue was waiting. Inspected the aft cargo compartment. No trace of smoke or fire.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REAR CARGO AREA SMOKE WARNING SIGNAL IN COCKPIT ON APCH TO BMI CAUSED FLT CREW TO CALL FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY EVACUATE PASSENGERS ON THE RWY.
Narrative: DSCNT INTO BMI. APPROX 30 MI NE AT 4000' A SMOKE AFT REAR CARGO AREA LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CENTRAL WARNING PANEL, AT WHICH TIME WE NOTIFIED THE F/A. RAN THE EMER CHKLIST AND FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCS. F/A, ATC AND COMPANY WERE ALL NOTIFIED. LANDED AT BMI. PROCEEDED WITH EMER SHUTDOWN AND EVAC PER COMPANY PROCS. PAX WERE NOT INJURED. BMI CRASH FIRE RESCUE WAS WAITING. INSPECTED THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. NO TRACE OF SMOKE OR FIRE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.