What happened
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The FSDO manager received a call 7/23/14 at 0030 eastern from the gl roc, stating that a southwest B-737-384, N-621SW, ser# 28037 enroute from bwi to mdw diverted to cmh for a forward cargo pit, fire detect light. The firex bottles were discharged. The aircraft landed safely at 2332 7/22/14 eastern and upon exiting the highspeed taxiway, stopped and deployed the L1 and L2 door escape slides (no over-wing slide activated by crew), whereas 49 pax and 5 crew exited the aircraft via the emergency slides. There were no reported injuries. The airport afff and police were at the scene immediately and reported that the evacuation was smooth and orderly and that the crew was observed to have done a superlative job. All baggage was removed from both forward and aft cargo compartments, and was inspected for fire damage or possible source of fire. None reported. The forward baggage compartment only had 3 bags and one golf bag in the hold at the time of the incident. All other baggage was in aft cargo compartment. A brief visual inspection of the forward cargo compartment by the iic, afff and contract mx personnel indicated no sign of fire, smoke or apparent aircraft damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE FSDO MANAGER RECEIVED A CALL 7/23/14 AT 0030 EASTERN FROM THE GL ROC, STATING THAT A SOUTHWEST B-737-384, N-621SW, SER# 28037 ENROUTE FROM BWI TO MDW DIVERTED TO CMH FOR A FORWARD CARGO PIT, FIRE DETECT LIGHT. THE FIREX BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT 2332 7/22/14 EASTERN AND UPON EXITING THE HIGHSPEED TAXIWAY, STOPPED AND DEPLOYED THE L1 AND L2 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDES (NO OVER-WING SLIDE ACTIVATED BY CREW), WHEREAS 49 PAX AND 5 CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT VIA THE EMERGENCY SLIDES. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIRPORT AFFF AND POLICE WERE AT THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY AND REPORTED THAT THE EVACUATION WAS SMOOTH AND ORDERLY AND THAT THE CREW WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE DONE A SUPERLATIVE JOB. ALL BAGGAGE WAS REMOVED FROM BOTH FORWARD AND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENTS, AND WAS INSPECTED FOR FIRE DAMAGE OR POSSIBLE SOURCE OF FIRE. NONE REPORTED. THE FORWARD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT ONLY HAD 3 BAGS AND ONE GOLF BAG IN THE HOLD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ALL OTHER BAGGAGE WAS IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. A BRIEF VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT BY THE IIC, AFFF AND CONTRACT MX PERSONNEL INDICATED NO SIGN OF FIRE, SMOKE OR APPARENT AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.
Other reports on N621SW · 2
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