While in cruise at FL370 an md-11 flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to their nearest su...

Attributes
ACN	1010757
Time
Date	201205
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Fire/Overheat Warning
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85 Flight Crew Total 13700 Flight Crew Type 2700
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

I was the pilot flying. We had been in cruise for approximately ten minutes at fl 37;000 ft when we received level 3; engine #2; fire aural and visual warnings. I completed the associated memory items and then called for the appropriate QRH checklist. We then declared an emergency with ZID and began a turn and descent toward the nearest suitable airport where we flew an uneventful visual approach and landing backed up with the ILS to runway 10R. Airport arff met us after we cleared the runway. No indication of fire was identified. We taxied to parking; made appropriate aml entries and secured the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: While in cruise at FL370 an MD-11 Flight Crew declared an emergency and diverted to their nearest suitable airport after responding to Engine number two fire warnings (later determined to have been false).

Narrative: I was the pilot flying. We had been in cruise for approximately ten minutes at FL 37;000 FT when we received Level 3; Engine #2; Fire aural and visual warnings. I completed the associated memory items and then called for the appropriate QRH checklist. We then declared an emergency with ZID and began a turn and descent toward the nearest suitable airport where we flew an uneventful visual approach and landing backed up with the ILS to Runway 10R. Airport ARFF met us after we cleared the runway. No indication of fire was identified. We taxied to parking; made appropriate AML entries and secured the aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

While in cruise at FL370 an md-11 flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to their nearest suitable airport after responding to engine number two fire warnings (later determined to have been false).