Incident: Skywest CRJ2 near Idaho Falls on Jul 23rd 2010, cargo fire alert

24.07.2010 - 20:05

A Skywest Canadair CRJ-200, flight OO-4575 from Bozeman,MT to Salt Lake City,UT (USA) with 19 passengers, was enroute at FL310 about 28nm southeast of Idaho Falls,ID when the crew received a cargo fire alert and decided to divert to Idaho Falls. The airplane landed safely in Idaho Falls about 10 minutes later. Emergency services found no trace of fire, smoke or heat. A replacement CRJ-200 registration N913EV reached Salt Lake City with a delay of 4.5 hours. Maintenance determined the fire indication was false. Read the article at http://avherald.com/h?articleBebd65b Modify your subscription at http://avherald.com/h?login