<< >> NASA ASRS Report 301657, April 1995

While on approach, a turboprop's flight crew received a smoke warning. The PNF requested ATC priority, and coordinated with the cabin attendant in ascertaining the aircraft's condition.

Attributes
ACN	301657
Time
Date	199504
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	301657
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Received aft smoke warning, advised flight attendant and completed checklist. Flight attendant reported no fire or smoke was visible. Requested priority approach and landing. ATC asked if we wanted emergency equipment standing by, we answered yes. After landing flight attendant rechked cargo compartment and still no evidence of smoke or fire was found in either the lav or cargo compartment. I checked the compartment and found no evidence either. After landing the warning went out, without any crew action. Supplemental information from acn 301654: I felt aft door of cargo compartment and felt nothing. I then opened the door, I could not smell or see smoke/fire. I proceeded to do the same with the aft lav door. Again no smoke or fire. After landing, we deplaned passenger as normal. Everyone was calm.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE ON APCH, A TURBOPROP'S FLC RECEIVED A SMOKE WARNING. THE PNF REQUESTED ATC PRIORITY, AND COORDINATED WITH THE CABIN ATTENDANT IN ASCERTAINING THE ACFT'S CONDITION.

Narrative: RECEIVED AFT SMOKE WARNING, ADVISED FLT ATTENDANT AND COMPLETED CHKLIST. FLT ATTENDANT RPTED NO FIRE OR SMOKE WAS VISIBLE. REQUESTED PRIORITY APCH AND LNDG. ATC ASKED IF WE WANTED EMER EQUIP STANDING BY, WE ANSWERED YES. AFTER LNDG FLT ATTENDANT RECHKED CARGO COMPARTMENT AND STILL NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE WAS FOUND IN EITHER THE LAV OR CARGO COMPARTMENT. I CHKED THE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE EITHER. AFTER LNDG THE WARNING WENT OUT, WITHOUT ANY CREW ACTION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 301654: I FELT AFT DOOR OF CARGO COMPARTMENT AND FELT NOTHING. I THEN OPENED THE DOOR, I COULD NOT SMELL OR SEE SMOKE/FIRE. I PROCEEDED TO DO THE SAME WITH THE AFT LAV DOOR. AGAIN NO SMOKE OR FIRE. AFTER LNDG, WE DEPLANED PAX AS NORMAL. EVERYONE WAS CALM.

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.