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An MD11 flight crew taxiing in to the gate experienced a fire alert for the forward lower cargo compartment. They determined through a company mechanic that it was a false alarm.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 832448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
During taxi in at ZZZZ; I had a fire alert for the forward lower cargo compartment. I stopped the aircraft and performed my emergency procedures in accordance with company and md-11 flight manuals. I also called out the airport fire trucks as a precautionary follow-up. I also contacted my company operations and had a mechanic sent out to my stopped location. The mechanic verified through inspection of the compartment and walk around of the aircraft that there was no actual fire. Since the airport fire trucks had not arrived and it was verified by visual inspection by the mechanic through constant communication via the interphone system; I canceled the fire truck callout and continued taxiing into the ramp area and blocked in uneventfully and with shutdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An MD11 flight crew taxiing in to the gate experienced a fire alert for the forward lower cargo compartment. They determined through a company mechanic that it was a false alarm.
Narrative: During taxi in at ZZZZ; I had a fire alert for the forward lower cargo compartment. I stopped the aircraft and performed my emergency procedures in accordance with company and MD-11 flight manuals. I also called out the airport fire trucks as a precautionary follow-up. I also contacted my company operations and had a Mechanic sent out to my stopped location. The Mechanic verified through inspection of the compartment and walk around of the aircraft that there was no actual fire. Since the airport fire trucks had not arrived and it was verified by visual inspection by the Mechanic through constant communication via the interphone system; I canceled the fire truck callout and continued taxiing into the ramp area and blocked in uneventfully and with shutdown.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.