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Saab 340B aircraft during takeoff roll had cargo smoke warning, aborted takeoff, exited runway, stopped and had crash fire rescue equipment crew check aircraft. No evidence of smoke or fire present.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379531 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 379531 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During takeoff roll on runway 13L we received a 'cargo smoke' indication on the central warning annunciator panel at 100 KTS, just prior to V1. We aborted the takeoff, and during the abort, the warning reoccurred. We exited the runway and stopped the aircraft on the reverse-high speed taxiway. We then accomplished the memory items for cargo smoke. We notified ATC, called for crash fire rescue equipment, and alerted the flight attendant of a possible emergency evacuate/evacuation. During the time we were securing the aircraft, crash fire rescue equipment inspected the cargo area for evidence of smoke/fire. They reported seeing none, however the compartment was flooded with the cargo fire extinguishing agent installed in the aircraft (halon). Determining that the aircraft was again safe, we deplaned the passenger normally and they boarded a company provided bus on the taxiway. Whether it was a false warning or not, we were certainly glad that the aircraft has installed in it a cargo fire extinguisher system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SAAB 340B ACFT DURING TKOF ROLL HAD CARGO SMOKE WARNING, ABORTED TKOF, EXITED RWY, STOPPED AND HAD CFR CREW CHK ACFT. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE PRESENT.
Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL ON RWY 13L WE RECEIVED A 'CARGO SMOKE' INDICATION ON THE CENTRAL WARNING ANNUNCIATOR PANEL AT 100 KTS, JUST PRIOR TO V1. WE ABORTED THE TKOF, AND DURING THE ABORT, THE WARNING REOCCURRED. WE EXITED THE RWY AND STOPPED THE ACFT ON THE REVERSE-HIGH SPD TXWY. WE THEN ACCOMPLISHED THE MEMORY ITEMS FOR CARGO SMOKE. WE NOTIFIED ATC, CALLED FOR CFR, AND ALERTED THE FLT ATTENDANT OF A POSSIBLE EMER EVAC. DURING THE TIME WE WERE SECURING THE ACFT, CFR INSPECTED THE CARGO AREA FOR EVIDENCE OF SMOKE/FIRE. THEY RPTED SEEING NONE, HOWEVER THE COMPARTMENT WAS FLOODED WITH THE CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT INSTALLED IN THE ACFT (HALON). DETERMINING THAT THE ACFT WAS AGAIN SAFE, WE DEPLANED THE PAX NORMALLY AND THEY BOARDED A COMPANY PROVIDED BUS ON THE TXWY. WHETHER IT WAS A FALSE WARNING OR NOT, WE WERE CERTAINLY GLAD THAT THE ACFT HAS INSTALLED IN IT A CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYS.
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.