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An MD80 flight crew experienced an aft cargo fire warning. They declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 787550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : zzz.vortac |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 30000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 787550 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cargo fire warning other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While at FL300 and 50-60 NM southeast of ZZZ; we were alerted to an aft cargo fire indication. I continued flying and coordination with ATC for landing at ZZZ. The captain and jumpseat captain accomplished the QRH procedure and notified the flight attendants and passenger. The captain took the aircraft around 12000 ft and notified ZZZ approach that we would keep the speed fast below 10000 ft. The captain accomplished a nice heavy weight landing of approximately 143000 pounds and touched down with about 200 FPM sink rate. After we were stopped on runway; crash fire rescue equipment used a heat detecting 'gun' to check all cargo compartments; as well as a visual inspection before clearing us to proceed to the ramp to offload passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED AN AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT.
Narrative: WHILE AT FL300 AND 50-60 NM SE OF ZZZ; WE WERE ALERTED TO AN AFT CARGO FIRE INDICATION. I CONTINUED FLYING AND COORD WITH ATC FOR LNDG AT ZZZ. THE CAPT AND JUMPSEAT CAPT ACCOMPLISHED THE QRH PROC AND NOTIFIED THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX. THE CAPT TOOK THE ACFT AROUND 12000 FT AND NOTIFIED ZZZ APCH THAT WE WOULD KEEP THE SPD FAST BELOW 10000 FT. THE CAPT ACCOMPLISHED A NICE HEAVY WEIGHT LNDG OF APPROX 143000 LBS AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH ABOUT 200 FPM SINK RATE. AFTER WE WERE STOPPED ON RWY; CFR USED A HEAT DETECTING 'GUN' TO CHK ALL CARGO COMPARTMENTS; AS WELL AS A VISUAL INSPECTION BEFORE CLRING US TO PROCEED TO THE RAMP TO OFFLOAD PAX.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.