Narrative:

On final 9L at mia international airport approximately 5 NM out, the 'red cargo smoke' central warning light came on with the other associated warnings. Quick reference handbook procedure was followed. Flight manual part 1 procedure was followed: an emergency was declared and emergency equipment was requested. An emergency evacuate/evacuation procedure on the ground was reviewed and prepared following the quick reference handbook. The before landing check was completed. An uneventful landing was made. Evacuate/evacuation of the aircraft on the ground was accomplished. No injuries to passenger and crew members resulted, no damage to the airplane occurred.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT GOT A CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING ON 5 NM FINAL TO RWY 9L AT MIA. EMER DECLARED AND EMER GND EQUIP REQUESTED.

Narrative: ON FINAL 9L AT MIA INTL ARPT APPROX 5 NM OUT, THE 'RED CARGO SMOKE' CENTRAL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE OTHER ASSOCIATED WARNINGS. QUICK REF HANDBOOK PROC WAS FOLLOWED. FLT MANUAL PART 1 PROC WAS FOLLOWED: AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND EMER EQUIP WAS REQUESTED. AN EMER EVAC PROC ON THE GND WAS REVIEWED AND PREPARED FOLLOWING THE QUICK REF HANDBOOK. THE BEFORE LNDG CHK WAS COMPLETED. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE. EVAC OF THE ACFT ON THE GND WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NO INJURIES TO PAX AND CREW MEMBERS RESULTED, NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OCCURRED.

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.