Carj crew experienced a cargo smoke warning in cruise, diverted to nearest suitable.

Attributes
ACN	502261
Time
Date	200102
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc tracon : bwi.tracon tower : bwi.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	502261
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cargo smoke master warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise 'cargo smoke' master warning message and aural warning triple chime. Indication of possible cargo fire. Followed immediate action items and QRH procedures. Declared emergency and initiated action direct bwi and lower altitude (expedited descent) with ZNY. Transitioned to bwi approach and tower. Normal approach and landing to runway 15R. Expedited to taxiway and emergency evacuate/evacuation was performed. (Cargo smoke message was intermittent on final and no immediate reaction from ground personnel led to decision to leave the active runway and perform emergency evacuate/evacuation on taxiway P at taxiway F.) no fire or sign of fire was found. Towed aircraft to the gate with no further incidences.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARJ CREW EXPERIENCED A CARGO SMOKE WARNING IN CRUISE, DIVERTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE.

Narrative: AT CRUISE 'CARGO SMOKE' MASTER WARNING MESSAGE AND AURAL WARNING TRIPLE CHIME. INDICATION OF POSSIBLE CARGO FIRE. FOLLOWED IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS AND QRH PROCS. DECLARED EMER AND INITIATED ACTION DIRECT BWI AND LOWER ALT (EXPEDITED DSCNT) WITH ZNY. TRANSITIONED TO BWI APCH AND TWR. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG TO RWY 15R. EXPEDITED TO TXWY AND EMER EVAC WAS PERFORMED. (CARGO SMOKE MESSAGE WAS INTERMITTENT ON FINAL AND NO IMMEDIATE REACTION FROM GND PERSONNEL LED TO DECISION TO LEAVE THE ACTIVE RWY AND PERFORM EMER EVAC ON TXWY P AT TXWY F.) NO FIRE OR SIGN OF FIRE WAS FOUND. TOWED ACFT TO THE GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENCES.

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.