Narrative:

On takeoff roll prior to 80 KTS, heard loud bang, followed by master warning and cargo fire light. Reject accomplished. So panel showed master warning and forward cargo fire light. Cargo fire forward checklist accomplished, followed by emergency evacuate/evacuation checklist. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated at 80 KTS the master warning and cargo compartment fire warning lights illuminated. The reporter said the cargo compartment fire extinguisher bottles were fired but the lights remained on. The reporter stated the cargo compartment checklist was accomplished and it, the checklist, stated that if the fire warning lights remained on, evacuate/evacuation the aircraft. The reporter said the evacuate/evacuation checklist was accomplished and injuries were incurred to the reporter and the captain on exiting the slide. The reporter stated no traces of fire or overheat were discovered in the compartment and the cause of the false warning has not been released by maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-10 REJECTED TKOF AT 80 KTS DUE TO A FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING. FIRED EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES AND EVACED.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL PRIOR TO 80 KTS, HEARD LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY MASTER WARNING AND CARGO FIRE LIGHT. REJECT ACCOMPLISHED. SO PANEL SHOWED MASTER WARNING AND FORWARD CARGO FIRE LIGHT. CARGO FIRE FORWARD CHKLIST ACCOMPLISHED, FOLLOWED BY EMER EVAC CHKLIST. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED AT 80 KTS THE MASTER WARNING AND CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE RPTR SAID THE CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES WERE FIRED BUT THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. THE RPTR STATED THE CARGO COMPARTMENT CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND IT, THE CHKLIST, STATED THAT IF THE FIRE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON, EVAC THE ACFT. THE RPTR SAID THE EVAC CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND INJURIES WERE INCURRED TO THE RPTR AND THE CAPT ON EXITING THE SLIDE. THE RPTR STATED NO TRACES OF FIRE OR OVERHEAT WERE DISCOVERED IN THE COMPARTMENT AND THE CAUSE OF THE FALSE WARNING HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED BY MAINT.

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.