Air carrier widebody transport aircraft cargo compartment fire warning during high altitude cruise.

Attributes
ACN	223080
Time
Date	199210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv tracon : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	223080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 186 flight time total : 8589 flight time type : 984
ASRS Report	222965
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While en route from pdx to sdf lower aft cargo fire warn light illuminated in-flight. Accomplished aom procedures and landed at nearest suitable field (in accordance with aom). Requested priority handling and equipment standing by. Landed without incident at den. Fire equipment followed us to the ramp, an inspection of the cargo showed no evidence of fire or smoke.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB ACFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING DURING HIGH ALT CRUISE.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM PDX TO SDF LOWER AFT CARGO FIRE WARN LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLT. ACCOMPLISHED AOM PROCS AND LANDED AT NEAREST SUITABLE FIELD (IAW AOM). REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING AND EQUIP STANDING BY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT DEN. FIRE EQUIP FOLLOWED US TO THE RAMP, AN INSPECTION OF THE CARGO SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE.

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.