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E145 flight crew experiences baggage compartment smoke warning. Follow appropriate emergency procedure and then divert to nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 4200 |
| ASRS Report | 689917 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : baggage comp smoke indicator |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While in cruise flight; we received a baggage smoke master warning. I called for the appropriate checklist and activated the baggage fire extinguisher. We declared an emergency and were vectored. After landing; ground emergency personnel confirmed there was not a fire or smoke and it appeared to be a faulty indication.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: E145 FLT CREW EXPERIENCES BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING. FOLLOW APPROPRIATE EMER PROC AND THEN DIVERT TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE FLT; WE RECEIVED A BAGGAGE SMOKE MASTER WARNING. I CALLED FOR THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST AND ACTIVATED THE BAGGAGE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND WERE VECTORED. AFTER LNDG; GND EMER PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THERE WAS NOT A FIRE OR SMOKE AND IT APPEARED TO BE A FAULTY INDICATION.
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.