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A jetstream 3100 at cruise declared an emergency and diverted due to a baggage bay smoke warning light caused by a defective smoke detector.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389892 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmj |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| 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 : 3520 flight time type : 1900 |
| ASRS Report | 389892 |
| 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 | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Baggage bay 'smoke' cap light illuminated in-flight. First officer visually inspected the compartment and did not see or smell smoke or fire. Declared emergency as a safety precaution to get priority vectors for the approach in IMC conditions. With no apparent evidence of smoke we taxied to the ramp, parked away from the terminal, deplaned the passenger and had fire, rescue inspect the baggage bay. They found no smoke or fire. Warning determined to be a false indication.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A JETSTREAM 3100 AT CRUISE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A BAGGAGE BAY SMOKE WARNING LIGHT CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SMOKE DETECTOR.
Narrative: BAGGAGE BAY 'SMOKE' CAP LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLT. FO VISUALLY INSPECTED THE COMPARTMENT AND DID NOT SEE OR SMELL SMOKE OR FIRE. DECLARED EMER AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION TO GET PRIORITY VECTORS FOR THE APCH IN IMC CONDITIONS. WITH NO APPARENT EVIDENCE OF SMOKE WE TAXIED TO THE RAMP, PARKED AWAY FROM THE TERMINAL, DEPLANED THE PAX AND HAD FIRE, RESCUE INSPECT THE BAGGAGE BAY. THEY FOUND NO SMOKE OR FIRE. WARNING DETERMINED TO BE A FALSE INDICATION.
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.