Narrative:

While in cruise flight, approximately 30 mins into our 45 min flight, we got a bleed leak warning on the EICAS. While completing the checklist for the bleed leak, we got a baggage compartment smoke warning and fire bell. I flew the airplane while the captain accomplished the memory item and checklist for this warning. Once accomplished, we determined our destination airport was the most expeditious in terms of time and distance. The captain then coordinated with ATC for a direct routing and crash fire rescue equipment. He then had the flight attendant inspect the baggage compartment via a peep hole and baggage compartment light located in the aft lavatory. She reported no evidence of smoke or fire in baggage compartment or cabin. The flight attendant continually checked this through the remainder of the flight. Once we landed, we exited the runway and stopped on the taxiway and had the fire department open and inspect the baggage compartment. This was accomplished and they reported no evidence of smoke or fire. We then taxied to the gate. Passenger were deplaned in a normal manner and baggage removed. Baggage compartment once again inspected by fire department personnel. No evidence of fire or smoke was found. Decision not to declare an emergency and evacuate/evacuation passenger was based on the flight attendant's visual confirmation of no smoke or fire.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BLEED LEAK AND FIRE WARNING INDICATIONS PROMPT EXPEDITED APCH AND LNDG BUT NO DECLARATION OF EMER WHEN SMOKE AND FIRE CANNOT BE CONFIRMED.

Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE FLT, APPROX 30 MINS INTO OUR 45 MIN FLT, WE GOT A BLEED LEAK WARNING ON THE EICAS. WHILE COMPLETING THE CHKLIST FOR THE BLEED LEAK, WE GOT A BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING AND FIRE BELL. I FLEW THE AIRPLANE WHILE THE CAPT ACCOMPLISHED THE MEMORY ITEM AND CHKLIST FOR THIS WARNING. ONCE ACCOMPLISHED, WE DETERMINED OUR DEST ARPT WAS THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS IN TERMS OF TIME AND DISTANCE. THE CAPT THEN COORDINATED WITH ATC FOR A DIRECT ROUTING AND CFR. HE THEN HAD THE FLT ATTENDANT INSPECT THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT VIA A PEEP HOLE AND BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT LIGHT LOCATED IN THE AFT LAVATORY. SHE RPTED NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE IN BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT OR CABIN. THE FLT ATTENDANT CONTINUALLY CHKED THIS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. ONCE WE LANDED, WE EXITED THE RWY AND STOPPED ON THE TXWY AND HAD THE FIRE DEPT OPEN AND INSPECT THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THEY RPTED NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. WE THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE. PAX WERE DEPLANED IN A NORMAL MANNER AND BAGGAGE REMOVED. BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT ONCE AGAIN INSPECTED BY FIRE DEPT PERSONNEL. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE WAS FOUND. DECISION NOT TO DECLARE AN EMER AND EVAC PAX WAS BASED ON THE FLT ATTENDANT'S VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF NO SMOKE OR FIRE.

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.