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Air carrier light transport pod smoke warning activated at cruise altitude. Flight crew diverted to alternate, then discovered the smoke detector had been placarded inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 129764 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 2980 flight time type : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 129764 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 209 flight time total : 3984 flight time type : 232 |
| ASRS Report | 129546 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Got a 'pod smoke' warning from central annunciator panel in cruise en route between fresno, ca, and ontario, ca. Company procedures require that a landing be made as soon as possible. Diverted to bfl, evacuated passenger, and fire and rescue inspected pod for fire. Their was no evidence of fire. Upon taxi-in to ramp area, we found a placard, which showed the 'pod smoke' detection system as deferred and inoperative. The aircraft logbook also showed the system was deferred. This was my first day of IOE in this aircraft. We were scheduled for a 25 min turn in fresno with an aircraft swap. A delay out of oak on the previous leg shortened the turn time in fat to only 15 mins. We were pressured to hurry, and in the process, failed to check the aircraft log prior to departure. The placard was installed improperly (in the wrong place, not in full view). We need to always check the aircraft log book prior to boarding, and not be influenced by pressures to hurry and be careless.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LTT POD SMOKE WARNING ACTIVATED AT CRUISE ALT. FLT CREW DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE, THEN DISCOVERED THE SMOKE DETECTOR HAD BEEN PLACARDED INOP.
Narrative: GOT A 'POD SMOKE' WARNING FROM CENTRAL ANNUNCIATOR PANEL IN CRUISE ENRTE BTWN FRESNO, CA, AND ONTARIO, CA. COMPANY PROCS REQUIRE THAT A LNDG BE MADE ASAP. DIVERTED TO BFL, EVACUATED PAX, AND FIRE AND RESCUE INSPECTED POD FOR FIRE. THEIR WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. UPON TAXI-IN TO RAMP AREA, WE FOUND A PLACARD, WHICH SHOWED THE 'POD SMOKE' DETECTION SYS AS DEFERRED AND INOP. THE ACFT LOGBOOK ALSO SHOWED THE SYS WAS DEFERRED. THIS WAS MY FIRST DAY OF IOE IN THIS ACFT. WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR A 25 MIN TURN IN FRESNO WITH AN ACFT SWAP. A DELAY OUT OF OAK ON THE PREVIOUS LEG SHORTENED THE TURN TIME IN FAT TO ONLY 15 MINS. WE WERE PRESSURED TO HURRY, AND IN THE PROCESS, FAILED TO CHK THE ACFT LOG PRIOR TO DEP. THE PLACARD WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY (IN THE WRONG PLACE, NOT IN FULL VIEW). WE NEED TO ALWAYS CHK THE ACFT LOG BOOK PRIOR TO BOARDING, AND NOT BE INFLUENCED BY PRESSURES TO HURRY AND BE CARELESS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.