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Main deck smoke detector zone 3 illuminated with fire bell. Declared emergency. Diverted to nogoya, nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 182636 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : nrt airport : rjnn |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : rjtg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : rjtg |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 360 |
| ASRS Report | 182636 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Cargo flight from narita, japan, to seoul, korea, at FL390. Main deck cargo smoke detector zone 3 illuminated with fire bell. Completed emergency procedures, declared an emergency and diverted to nogata, japan. At approximately 10000' warning light went out. On approach when landing check was accomplished left wing gear was not down and locked. Alternate gear extension procedure accomplished and safe gear indication. Upon landing, an inspection of cargo showed no signs of fire. Flight continued to seoul.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTOR ZONE 3 ILLUMINATED WITH FIRE BELL. DECLARED EMERGENCY. DIVERTED TO NOGOYA, NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: CARGO FLT FROM NARITA, JAPAN, TO SEOUL, KOREA, AT FL390. MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR ZONE 3 ILLUMINATED WITH FIRE BELL. COMPLETED EMER PROCS, DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO NOGATA, JAPAN. AT APPROX 10000' WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. ON APCH WHEN LNDG CHK WAS ACCOMPLISHED LEFT WING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PROC ACCOMPLISHED AND SAFE GEAR INDICATION. UPON LNDG, AN INSPECTION OF CARGO SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FIRE. FLT CONTINUED TO SEOUL.
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.