Wheel well fire warning.

Attributes
ACN	300957
Time
Date	199504
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : huf
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other 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 : 150 flight time total : 8650 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	300957
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Wheel-well fire alarm went on. Crew executed appropriate checklist. As soon as the gear was down, the red light went out. Our destination was terre haute, in, 100 NM east of our position. Flight proceeded and landed uneventfully at huf. Postflt inspection revealed no damage, there was never any fire, just an indication. Probably just hot brakes. Afterwards, crew discussed whether we should have landed at st. Louis, 50 mi verses terre haute, 100 mi, which was our destination. We felt these reports were necessary since huf was not the nearest suitable airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHEEL WELL FIRE WARNING.

Narrative: WHEEL-WELL FIRE ALARM WENT ON. CREW EXECUTED APPROPRIATE CHKLIST. AS SOON AS THE GEAR WAS DOWN, THE RED LIGHT WENT OUT. OUR DEST WAS TERRE HAUTE, IN, 100 NM E OF OUR POS. FLT PROCEEDED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT HUF. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED NO DAMAGE, THERE WAS NEVER ANY FIRE, JUST AN INDICATION. PROBABLY JUST HOT BRAKES. AFTERWARDS, CREW DISCUSSED WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE LANDED AT ST. LOUIS, 50 MI VERSES TERRE HAUTE, 100 MI, WHICH WAS OUR DEST. WE FELT THESE RPTS WERE NECESSARY SINCE HUF WAS NOT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.

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.