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FAA incident report · Boeing 737-306 · Sarasota-Braden, FL · August 3, 2002

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Date
August 3, 2002 · 17:34 local
Place
Sarasota-Braden, FL
Airport
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PIDA
Aircraft
N371PA
Reported as
Boeing 737306
People aboard
147
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,400 total1,100 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days
N371PARegistration cancelled Dec 6, 2006 · Boeing 737-306S/N 23543 · Built 1986Airframe modelBoeing 737-306Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft 371PA, a Boeing 737-306 operated as pace airlines flight 332 from mmun-ksfb on 3 August 2002 under the command of captain bruce foster. The aircraft was in level flight, at FL290 approximately 190 NM from shore over the gulf of Mexico when the cargo fire detection suppression system activated, with associated master warning, fire bell, and a/b detector loop lights. Following the procedures in the qrh, the captain declared an emergency and diverted to ksrq where an emergency evacuation was performed. The evacuation was performed using the l/r 2 doors only. There was one reported minor injury to a passenger during the evacuation. The aircraft performed an overweight landing on runway 14 at ksrq, with no damage to the aircraft. Since there was no smoke or fire evident, the captain taxied the aircraft clear of the runway prior to commencing the evacuation. The evacuation was conducted iaw with the requirements of the qrh. Inspection revealed no evidence of fire or smoke in either cargo bay and the aircraft was ultimately released on a maintenance ferry permit to katl for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT 371PA, A BOEING 737-306 OPERATED AS PACE AIRLINES FLIGHT 332 FROM MMUN-KSFB ON 3 AUGUST 2002 UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN BRUCE FOSTER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT, AT FL290 APPROXIMATELY 190 NM FROM SHORE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WHEN THE CARGO FIRE DETECTION SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ACTIVATED, WITH ASSOCIATED MASTER WARNING, FIRE BELL, AND A/B DETECTOR LOOP LIGHTS. FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES IN THE QRH, THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO KSRQ WHERE AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS PERFORMED. THE EVACUATION WAS PERFORMED USING THE L/R 2 DOORS ONLY. THERE WAS ONE REPORTED MINOR INJURY TO A PASSENGER DURING THE EVACUATION. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT KSRQ, WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. SINCE THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE EVIDENT, THE CAPTAIN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE EVACUATION. THE EVACUATION WAS CONDUCTED IAW WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE QRH. INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE IN EITHER CARGO BAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ULTIMATELY RELEASED ON A MAINTENANCE FERRY PERMIT TO KATL FOR REPAIRS.