On short approach to bos airport encountered severe turbulence followed by an aft baggage compartment 'smoke warning.' flight crew declared an emergency, requested crash equipment. After safe landing evacuate/evacuationed passenger without injury. False warning apparently caused by baggage flying around in turbulence, striking the smoke detector.

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Attributes
ACN	329397
Time
Date	199602
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach 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 : 200 flight time total : 26000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	329397
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
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On short approach to bos airport we encountered severe turbulence, followed by an aft baggage compartment 'smoke warning.' we declared an emergency, requested crash fire rescue equipment, notified flight attendant of a planned evacuate/evacuation, landed, evacuate/evacuationed. No injuries. No smoke was found by crash fire rescue equipment and PIC. Aircraft was written up for smoke warning after severe turbulence encounter. Perhaps aircraft could get more baggage nets to secure bags from flying around in compartment and striking smoke detectors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON SHORT APCH TO BOS ARPT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB FOLLOWED BY AN AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT 'SMOKE WARNING.' FLC DECLARED AN EMER, REQUESTED CRASH EQUIP. AFTER SAFE LNDG EVACED PAX WITHOUT INJURY. FALSE WARNING APPARENTLY CAUSED BY BAGGAGE FLYING AROUND IN TURB, STRIKING THE SMOKE DETECTOR.

Narrative: ON SHORT APCH TO BOS ARPT WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB, FOLLOWED BY AN AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT 'SMOKE WARNING.' WE DECLARED AN EMER, REQUESTED CFR, NOTIFIED FLT ATTENDANT OF A PLANNED EVAC, LANDED, EVACED. NO INJURIES. NO SMOKE WAS FOUND BY CFR AND PIC. ACFT WAS WRITTEN UP FOR SMOKE WARNING AFTER SEVERE TURB ENCOUNTER. PERHAPS ACFT COULD GET MORE BAGGAGE NETS TO SECURE BAGS FROM FLYING AROUND IN COMPARTMENT AND STRIKING SMOKE DETECTORS.

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.