<< >> NASA ASRS Report 198134, January 1992

Commuter light transport got a cargo compartment smoke warning on 5 NM final to runway 9L at mia. Emergency declared and emergency ground equipment requested.

Attributes
ACN	198134
Time
Date	199201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5600
ASRS Report	198134
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On final 9L at mia international airport approximately 5 NM out, the 'red cargo smoke' central warning light came on with the other associated warnings. Quick reference handbook procedure was followed. Flight manual part 1 procedure was followed: an emergency was declared and emergency equipment was requested. An emergency evacuate/evacuation procedure on the ground was reviewed and prepared following the quick reference handbook. The before landing check was completed. An uneventful landing was made. Evacuate/evacuation of the aircraft on the ground was accomplished. No injuries to passenger and crew members resulted, no damage to the airplane occurred.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT GOT A CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING ON 5 NM FINAL TO RWY 9L AT MIA. EMER DECLARED AND EMER GND EQUIP REQUESTED.

Narrative: ON FINAL 9L AT MIA INTL ARPT APPROX 5 NM OUT, THE 'RED CARGO SMOKE' CENTRAL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE OTHER ASSOCIATED WARNINGS. QUICK REF HANDBOOK PROC WAS FOLLOWED. FLT MANUAL PART 1 PROC WAS FOLLOWED: AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND EMER EQUIP WAS REQUESTED. AN EMER EVAC PROC ON THE GND WAS REVIEWED AND PREPARED FOLLOWING THE QUICK REF HANDBOOK. THE BEFORE LNDG CHK WAS COMPLETED. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE. EVAC OF THE ACFT ON THE GND WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NO INJURIES TO PAX AND CREW MEMBERS RESULTED, NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OCCURRED.

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.