Emj flight crew has a baggage compartment smoke warning light, declares an emergency and returns to ...

Attributes
ACN	593810
Time
Date	200309
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	593810
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : baggage warning compartment smoke other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed ind. During climb through 12000 ft, bagg smoke light illuminated. Complied with aom. Declared emergency and returned to ind. Upon landing, cargo was inspected by crash fire rescue equipment. No fire noted, no evacuate/evacuation and returned to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMJ FLT CREW HAS A BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING LIGHT, DECLARES AN EMER AND RETURNS TO IND.

Narrative: DEPARTED IND. DURING CLB THROUGH 12000 FT, BAGG SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPLIED WITH AOM. DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO IND. UPON LNDG, CARGO WAS INSPECTED BY CFR. NO FIRE NOTED, NO EVAC AND RETURNED TO GATE.

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.

Emj flight crew has a baggage compartment smoke warning light, declares an emergency and returns to ind.