B727 cargo aircraft in climb had #2 cargo smoke light and fire bell warning. Flight crew declared emergency and returned to departure airport, evacing via slide after landing.

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Attributes
ACN	387572
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
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 : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	387572
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On dec/wed/97, we departed pit to ewr. Passing through FL200 we were greeted with a #2 cargo smoke light and the fire bell. We declared an emergency, requested the emergency equipment to standby and proceeded to the nearest suitable field of pit. We accomplished the 'cargo fire/smoke' checklist. We landed successfully and taxied off the runway and performed the 'evacuate/evacuation' checklist and departed the aircraft using the escape slide. During the event we did not don our oxygen masks because we did not see or smell smoke. If the event were to happen again, we all agreed that we would don oxygen masks because of possible smoke/fumes and the raise of cabin to eliminate the smoke. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: callback conversation revealed that the aircraft was a B727 and that the cause of the smoke/fire warning had not been released yet. Reporter captain sent an air safety report to his company but had not received feedback on the mechanic report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CARGO ACFT IN CLB HAD #2 CARGO SMOKE LIGHT AND FIRE BELL WARNING. FLC DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT, EVACING VIA SLIDE AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: ON DEC/WED/97, WE DEPARTED PIT TO EWR. PASSING THROUGH FL200 WE WERE GREETED WITH A #2 CARGO SMOKE LIGHT AND THE FIRE BELL. WE DECLARED AN EMER, REQUESTED THE EMER EQUIP TO STANDBY AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE FIELD OF PIT. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE 'CARGO FIRE/SMOKE' CHKLIST. WE LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AND TAXIED OFF THE RWY AND PERFORMED THE 'EVAC' CHKLIST AND DEPARTED THE ACFT USING THE ESCAPE SLIDE. DURING THE EVENT WE DID NOT DON OUR OXYGEN MASKS BECAUSE WE DID NOT SEE OR SMELL SMOKE. IF THE EVENT WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN, WE ALL AGREED THAT WE WOULD DON OXYGEN MASKS BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE SMOKE/FUMES AND THE RAISE OF CABIN TO ELIMINATE THE SMOKE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CALLBACK CONVERSATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT WAS A B727 AND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE/FIRE WARNING HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED YET. RPTR CAPT SENT AN AIR SAFETY RPT TO HIS COMPANY BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED FEEDBACK ON THE MECH RPT.

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.