Aft cargo smoke detector light illuminates during pushback.

Attributes
ACN	324043
Time
Date	199512
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	324043
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After being pushed back from gate, while starting #1 engine received aft cargo smoke warning. Performed ECAM and communication. Proceeded to discharge aft bottle. Called for emergency equipment. Working with ground crew and flight attendants, no smoke, fumes, or heat was noted. Had plane pulled back to jetway. Had passenger deplaned without their belongings through main cabin door. All cargo removed from aft compartment with no evidence of any fire.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES DURING PUSHBACK.

Narrative: AFTER BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE, WHILE STARTING #1 ENG RECEIVED AFT CARGO SMOKE WARNING. PERFORMED ECAM AND COM. PROCEEDED TO DISCHARGE AFT BOTTLE. CALLED FOR EMER EQUIP. WORKING WITH GND CREW AND FLT ATTENDANTS, NO SMOKE, FUMES, OR HEAT WAS NOTED. HAD PLANE PULLED BACK TO JETWAY. HAD PAX DEPLANED WITHOUT THEIR BELONGINGS THROUGH MAIN CABIN DOOR. ALL CARGO REMOVED FROM AFT COMPARTMENT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FIRE.

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.