Narrative:

On short approach to bos airport we encountered severe turbulence, followed by an aft baggage compartment 'smoke warning.' we declared an emergency, requested crash fire rescue equipment, notified flight attendant of a planned evacuate/evacuation, landed, evacuate/evacuationed. No injuries. No smoke was found by crash fire rescue equipment and PIC. Aircraft was written up for smoke warning after severe turbulence encounter. Perhaps aircraft could get more baggage nets to secure bags from flying around in compartment and striking smoke detectors.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON SHORT APCH TO BOS ARPT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB FOLLOWED BY AN AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT 'SMOKE WARNING.' FLC DECLARED AN EMER, REQUESTED CRASH EQUIP. AFTER SAFE LNDG EVACED PAX WITHOUT INJURY. FALSE WARNING APPARENTLY CAUSED BY BAGGAGE FLYING AROUND IN TURB, STRIKING THE SMOKE DETECTOR.

Narrative: ON SHORT APCH TO BOS ARPT WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB, FOLLOWED BY AN AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT 'SMOKE WARNING.' WE DECLARED AN EMER, REQUESTED CFR, NOTIFIED FLT ATTENDANT OF A PLANNED EVAC, LANDED, EVACED. NO INJURIES. NO SMOKE WAS FOUND BY CFR AND PIC. ACFT WAS WRITTEN UP FOR SMOKE WARNING AFTER SEVERE TURB ENCOUNTER. PERHAPS ACFT COULD GET MORE BAGGAGE NETS TO SECURE BAGS FROM FLYING AROUND IN COMPARTMENT AND STRIKING SMOKE DETECTORS.

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.