What happened
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(-23) On Wednesday March 6, 2002, at 0725 EST, a Boeing 727, N8875Z, flight 439, operated by delta airlines, reported an aft cargo fire light illuminating at 500 feet after takeoff. The light went out after one minute. The aircraft returned to buf airport and landed on runway 5. Fire and rescue responded. There were no injuries. The aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. The aircraft technicians inspected the aft cargo compartment. They did not find any smoke or heat indication. As a precaution, the aft cargo compartment was placarded inoperative. The aft cargo compartment was deferred under MEL 26-00-19. Since the aircraft was de-iced before the flight, the technicians suspect come de-icing fluid was injected into the auxilliary power unit. The operational check was satisfactory and the aircraft was released for service. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 2002, AT 0725 EST, A BOEING 727, N8875Z, FLIGHT 439, OPERATED BY DELTA AIRLINES, REPORTED AN AFT CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATING AT 500 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER ONE MINUTE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BUF AIRPORT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 5. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TECHNICIANS INSPECTED THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THEY DID NOT FIND ANY SMOKE OR HEAT INDICATION. AS A PRECAUTION, THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS PLACARDED INOPERATIVE. THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS DEFERRED UNDER MEL 26-00-19. SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DE-ICED BEFORE THE FLIGHT, THE TECHNICIANS SUSPECT COME DE-ICING FLUID WAS INJECTED INTO THE AUXILLIARY POWER UNIT. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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