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A DC10-10 rejected takeoff at 80 KTS due to a forward cargo compartment fire warning. Fired extinguisher bottles and evacuate/evacuationed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 580737 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 164 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5282 |
| ASRS Report | 580737 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 580847 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fwd cargo compartment warning other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll prior to 80 KTS, heard loud bang, followed by master warning and cargo fire light. Reject accomplished. So panel showed master warning and forward cargo fire light. Cargo fire forward checklist accomplished, followed by emergency evacuate/evacuation checklist. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated at 80 KTS the master warning and cargo compartment fire warning lights illuminated. The reporter said the cargo compartment fire extinguisher bottles were fired but the lights remained on. The reporter stated the cargo compartment checklist was accomplished and it, the checklist, stated that if the fire warning lights remained on, evacuate/evacuation the aircraft. The reporter said the evacuate/evacuation checklist was accomplished and injuries were incurred to the reporter and the captain on exiting the slide. The reporter stated no traces of fire or overheat were discovered in the compartment and the cause of the false warning has not been released by maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC10-10 REJECTED TKOF AT 80 KTS DUE TO A FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING. FIRED EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES AND EVACED.
Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL PRIOR TO 80 KTS, HEARD LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY MASTER WARNING AND CARGO FIRE LIGHT. REJECT ACCOMPLISHED. SO PANEL SHOWED MASTER WARNING AND FORWARD CARGO FIRE LIGHT. CARGO FIRE FORWARD CHKLIST ACCOMPLISHED, FOLLOWED BY EMER EVAC CHKLIST. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED AT 80 KTS THE MASTER WARNING AND CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE RPTR SAID THE CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES WERE FIRED BUT THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. THE RPTR STATED THE CARGO COMPARTMENT CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND IT, THE CHKLIST, STATED THAT IF THE FIRE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON, EVAC THE ACFT. THE RPTR SAID THE EVAC CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND INJURIES WERE INCURRED TO THE RPTR AND THE CAPT ON EXITING THE SLIDE. THE RPTR STATED NO TRACES OF FIRE OR OVERHEAT WERE DISCOVERED IN THE COMPARTMENT AND THE CAUSE OF THE FALSE WARNING HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED BY MAINT.
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.