While deplaning, passenger flight attendant was notified of fire in cargo pit.

Attributes
ACN	171522
Time
Date	199102
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : abq
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	171522
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We landed in gso and arrived at the gate as the passenger were deplaning. Smoke was detected in the aft cargo bin by the ground crew. The ground crew then alerted the F/a in the front of the aircraft. The passenger were all off the aircraft and we left. There were no injuries. The ground crew worked on putting out the fire until the fire department got there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE DEPLANING, PASSENGER FA WAS NOTIFIED OF FIRE IN CARGO PIT.

Narrative: WE LANDED IN GSO AND ARRIVED AT THE GATE AS THE PAX WERE DEPLANING. SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE AFT CARGO BIN BY THE GND CREW. THE GND CREW THEN ALERTED THE F/A IN THE FRONT OF THE ACFT. THE PAX WERE ALL OFF THE ACFT AND WE LEFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE GND CREW WORKED ON PUTTING OUT THE FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPT GOT THERE.

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.