A B757-200 flight crew diverts to an alternate airport after receiving and responding to a previously written up and signed off wheel well fire warning 80 east of mei, ms.

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Attributes
ACN	575778
Time
Date	200303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mei.airport
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
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 : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	575778
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : wheel well fire warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other Other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : fault isolation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We arrived in ZZZ operations to do our preflight. We observed a previous write-up concerning the wheel well fire indicator. It was cleared by maintenance operations, checks normal. En route to sfo at said location, we experienced a wheel well fire indication, and we complied with the checklist, we declared an emergency. Had the flight attendants prepare for an evacuate/evacuation. Mei was the closest airport. We flew an ILS to runway 1 and made an uneventful landing. Mei crash fire rescue equipment inspected the airplane for fire. There was none, and we were cleared to taxi to the airline parking area. We contacted dispatch by phone. We had a 3-WAY call dispatch/maintenance operations, and we discussed our options. We were told by maintenance operations that the aircraft could be dispatched with the fire indicator MEL'ed. We agreed with this recommendation, and we started the process of redispatch. We were faxed the MEL card, WX, flight plan/performance, and were instructed on how to comply with the MEL. We refueled and departed for sfo. Landing was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 FLT CREW DIVERTS TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT AFTER RECEIVING AND RESPONDING TO A PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN UP AND SIGNED OFF WHEEL WELL FIRE WARNING 80 E OF MEI, MS.

Narrative: WE ARRIVED IN ZZZ OPS TO DO OUR PREFLT. WE OBSERVED A PREVIOUS WRITE-UP CONCERNING THE WHEEL WELL FIRE INDICATOR. IT WAS CLRED BY MAINT OPS, CHKS NORMAL. ENRTE TO SFO AT SAID LOCATION, WE EXPERIENCED A WHEEL WELL FIRE INDICATION, AND WE COMPLIED WITH THE CHKLIST, WE DECLARED AN EMER. HAD THE FLT ATTENDANTS PREPARE FOR AN EVAC. MEI WAS THE CLOSEST ARPT. WE FLEW AN ILS TO RWY 1 AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. MEI CFR INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE FOR FIRE. THERE WAS NONE, AND WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO THE AIRLINE PARKING AREA. WE CONTACTED DISPATCH BY PHONE. WE HAD A 3-WAY CALL DISPATCH/MAINT OPS, AND WE DISCUSSED OUR OPTIONS. WE WERE TOLD BY MAINT OPS THAT THE ACFT COULD BE DISPATCHED WITH THE FIRE INDICATOR MEL'ED. WE AGREED WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION, AND WE STARTED THE PROCESS OF REDISPATCH. WE WERE FAXED THE MEL CARD, WX, FLT PLAN/PERFORMANCE, AND WERE INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO COMPLY WITH THE MEL. WE REFUELED AND DEPARTED FOR SFO. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.