An air freighter crew ignored a fire warning in the main cargo compartment.

Attributes
ACN	272572
Time
Date	199405
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tower : ack
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise 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 : 120 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	272572
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Cargo smoke light illuminated during cruise. So checked cargo area best he could due to the large containers in back. Found absolutely no indication of fire or smoke. Did not comply with emergency checklist. Continued to destination without further incident. Found no evidence of fire or smoke after landing during check of cargo. Checklist says to depressurize aircraft and land as soon as possible. Did not comply with checklist because of 2 reasons: 1) no evidence of smoke or fire (by sight or smell). 2) crossing over a line of thunderstorms.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIR FREIGHTER CREW IGNORED A FIRE WARNING IN THE MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT.

Narrative: CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE. SO CHKED CARGO AREA BEST HE COULD DUE TO THE LARGE CONTAINERS IN BACK. FOUND ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION OF FIRE OR SMOKE. DID NOT COMPLY WITH EMER CHKLIST. CONTINUED TO DEST WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE AFTER LNDG DURING CHK OF CARGO. CHKLIST SAYS TO DEPRESSURIZE ACFT AND LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DID NOT COMPLY WITH CHKLIST BECAUSE OF 2 REASONS: 1) NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE (BY SIGHT OR SMELL). 2) XING OVER A LINE OF TSTMS.

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.