<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1045684, October 2012

P180 first officer reported engine fire warning for right engine. Crew declared an emergency; shut down the engine and diverted to a nearby airport.

Attributes
ACN	1045684
Time
Date	201210
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	P180 Avanti
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 5865 Flight Crew Type 195
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

During the initial descent the crew noted an 'engine fire' master warning for the right engine. The crew declared an emergency and shut down the engine per the QRH. The fire light went out shortly after the fire extinguisher was deployed. The crew diverted to [nearest suitable airport] where they flew the VOR approach. The approach was close to minimums. Emergency equipment met the aircraft on the runway and the crew evacuated the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: P180 First Officer reported engine fire warning for right engine. Crew declared an emergency; shut down the engine and diverted to a nearby airport.

Narrative: During the initial descent the crew noted an 'Engine Fire' master warning for the right engine. The crew declared an emergency and shut down the engine per the QRH. The fire light went out shortly after the fire extinguisher was deployed. The crew diverted to [nearest suitable airport] where they flew the VOR approach. The approach was close to minimums. Emergency equipment met the aircraft on the runway and the crew evacuated 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.