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An MD80 flight has to return to the ramp after the aircraft's cargo warning system emits smoke and overheat condition warning to the crew at iah, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536589 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : limc.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 12500 |
| ASRS Report | 536589 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 536588 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cargo overwt/fire other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During taxi for takeoff, cargo smoke and cargo fire lights illuminated. Appropriate abnormal/emergency checklist procedures were completed. False fire warning was the result of too many live birds (quail) loaded in cargo compartment. I would suggest a review in this procedure would be appropriate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT HAS TO RETURN TO THE RAMP AFTER THE ACFT'S CARGO WARNING SYS EMITS SMOKE AND OVERHEAT CONDITION WARNING TO THE CREW AT IAH, TX.
Narrative: DURING TAXI FOR TKOF, CARGO SMOKE AND CARGO FIRE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. APPROPRIATE ABNORMAL/EMER CHKLIST PROCS WERE COMPLETED. FALSE FIRE WARNING WAS THE RESULT OF TOO MANY LIVE BIRDS (QUAIL) LOADED IN CARGO COMPARTMENT. I WOULD SUGGEST A REVIEW IN THIS PROC WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
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.