MD80 diverts to another airport when it experiences aural fire warning for cargo compartment.

Attributes
ACN	674262
Time
Date	200510
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : eed.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc tower : las.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	674262
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	674257
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cargo compartment suppression alert
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In cruise at FL240; received aural warning of fire in cargo compartment. Declared emergency; diverted to ZZZ. Supplemental information from acn 674257: cargo compartment suppression system audio alert came on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 DIVERTS TO ANOTHER ARPT WHEN IT EXPERIENCES AURAL FIRE WARNING FOR CARGO COMPARTMENT.

Narrative: IN CRUISE AT FL240; RECEIVED AURAL WARNING OF FIRE IN CARGO COMPARTMENT. DECLARED EMER; DIVERTED TO ZZZ. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 674257: CARGO COMPARTMENT SUPPRESSION SYS AUDIO ALERT CAME ON.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.