B767-300 captain reported noticing an EICAS cargo btl 1 and dischrg light on; triggering a divert fo...

Attributes
ACN	1019477
Time
Date	201206
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cargo Compartment Fire/Overheat Warning
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 19000 Flight Crew Type 5500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

[I] received a cargo btl 1 EICAS and a dischrg light on the cargo fire panel. [I] followed the very lame QRH; which offered no guidance or explanation. [I] looked in the flight manual under systems for a better idea of the problem. Called dispatch and operations center; and it was agreed we needed to deviate to have the problem repaired before going into ETOPS airspace. Landed about 4;500 pounds overweight...smooth touchdown; had maintenance inspect...also as a precaution; the fire personnel followed us to the gate. Maintenance discovered a loose cannon plug on the pressure gauge of the number one bottle. Cleared the mrd and continued.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 Captain reported noticing an EICAS CARGO BTL 1 and DISCHRG light on; triggering a divert for maintenance action before they committed to their international over water leg.

Narrative: [I] received a CARGO BTL 1 EICAS and a DISCHRG light on the cargo fire panel. [I] followed the very lame QRH; which offered no guidance or explanation. [I] looked in the Flight Manual under systems for a better idea of the problem. Called Dispatch and Operations Center; and it was agreed we needed to deviate to have the problem repaired before going into ETOPS airspace. Landed about 4;500 LBS overweight...smooth touchdown; had Maintenance inspect...also as a precaution; the Fire Personnel followed us to the gate. Maintenance discovered a loose cannon plug on the pressure gauge of the number one bottle. Cleared the MRD and continued.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

B767-300 captain reported noticing an EICAS cargo btl 1 and dischrg light on; triggering a divert for maintenance action before they committed to their international over water leg.