Flight attendant report, indicator light for cargo fire, divert to msy. Flight canceled.

Attributes
ACN	445222
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zhu.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	445222
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Cabin lights flickered and then went out. The lights came back on and flickered again. The captain landed in msy. He said an indicator light had advised them of a possible fire in the cargo area. We landed safe and proceeded on another aircraft hours later.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, INDICATOR LIGHT FOR CARGO FIRE, DIVERT TO MSY. FLT CANCELED.

Narrative: CABIN LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THEN WENT OUT. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND FLICKERED AGAIN. THE CAPT LANDED IN MSY. HE SAID AN INDICATOR LIGHT HAD ADVISED THEM OF A POSSIBLE FIRE IN THE CARGO AREA. WE LANDED SAFE AND PROCEEDED ON ANOTHER ACFT HRS LATER.

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.