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A canadair CL65 in cruise at FL330 declared an emergency and diverted due to a cargo compartment smoke warning caused by a defective smoke detector.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414735 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Challenger CL604 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| 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 : 200 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 414735 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cargo smoke indication at FL330. Performed cargo smoke memory items and declared emergency with ZDC. We advised them we were diverting to rdu which was 60 NM southeast. Performed the rest of the checklist items and prepared for passenger evacuate/evacuation. Ground emergency units notified, performed evacuate/evacuation checklist and evacuate/evacuationed passenger out the main door. No injuries. 40 passenger and 3 crew members. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that maintenance reported the problem was caused by a smoke detector failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CANADAIR CL65 IN CRUISE AT FL330 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SMOKE DETECTOR.
Narrative: CARGO SMOKE INDICATION AT FL330. PERFORMED CARGO SMOKE MEMORY ITEMS AND DECLARED EMER WITH ZDC. WE ADVISED THEM WE WERE DIVERTING TO RDU WHICH WAS 60 NM SE. PERFORMED THE REST OF THE CHKLIST ITEMS AND PREPARED FOR PAX EVAC. GND EMER UNITS NOTIFIED, PERFORMED EVAC CHKLIST AND EVACED PAX OUT THE MAIN DOOR. NO INJURIES. 40 PAX AND 3 CREW MEMBERS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT MAINT RPTED THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY A SMOKE DETECTOR FAILURE.
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.