Crj cargo smoke and fire warning on approach to sav. Fire extinguisher bottles fired.

Attributes
ACN	442840
Time
Date	199907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sav.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sav.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : 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 : 240 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	442840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Had intermittent cargo smoke warning, followed by constant cargo smoke warning. On approach into sav fired squibbs and landed normally. Had emergency equipment meet aircraft. Had no visible indication of smoke on inside or outside of aircraft. Deplaned people at gate under supervision of fire department, rather than do an emergency evacuate/evacuation. Turned out to be a faulty indication in cargo area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ CARGO SMOKE AND FIRE WARNING ON APCH TO SAV. FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES FIRED.

Narrative: HAD INTERMITTENT CARGO SMOKE WARNING, FOLLOWED BY CONSTANT CARGO SMOKE WARNING. ON APCH INTO SAV FIRED SQUIBBS AND LANDED NORMALLY. HAD EMER EQUIP MEET ACFT. HAD NO VISIBLE INDICATION OF SMOKE ON INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF ACFT. DEPLANED PEOPLE AT GATE UNDER SUPERVISION OF FIRE DEPT, RATHER THAN DO AN EMER EVAC. TURNED OUT TO BE A FAULTY INDICATION IN CARGO AREA.

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.