Engine shutdown due to fire warning. Return land teb.

Attributes
ACN	122210
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mmu
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 16800 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	122210
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Right engine fire light came on. Throttle retarded and engine shut down. Advised departure of shut down and requested landing morristown (no fire in flight or evident on ground). Long runway at morristown closed so elected return to teterboro as best choice. Ewr approach suggested an emergency clearance to expedite because of traffic in area. No passenger, positioning flight only, 4 hours fuel. No follow-up report was asked for. The small transport has photo electric cells or light sensitive fire detection system. I was climbing into the sun and this was probably the cause. Detection system replaced. I found all concerned from departure control, tower at teterboro and emergency crew to be very accommodating and helpful. I don't feel the FAA (if they inquired) would ever be satisfied with any action a pilot took, so therefore, this report. Too bad this bad feeling is out there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO FIRE WARNING. RETURN LAND TEB.

Narrative: RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON. THROTTLE RETARDED AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ADVISED DEP OF SHUT DOWN AND REQUESTED LNDG MORRISTOWN (NO FIRE IN FLT OR EVIDENT ON GND). LONG RWY AT MORRISTOWN CLOSED SO ELECTED RETURN TO TETERBORO AS BEST CHOICE. EWR APCH SUGGESTED AN EMER CLRNC TO EXPEDITE BECAUSE OF TFC IN AREA. NO PAX, POSITIONING FLT ONLY, 4 HRS FUEL. NO FOLLOW-UP REPORT WAS ASKED FOR. THE SMT HAS PHOTO ELECTRIC CELLS OR LIGHT SENSITIVE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM. I WAS CLIMBING INTO THE SUN AND THIS WAS PROBABLY THE CAUSE. DETECTION SYSTEM REPLACED. I FOUND ALL CONCERNED FROM DEP CTL, TWR AT TETERBORO AND EMER CREW TO BE VERY ACCOMMODATING AND HELPFUL. I DON'T FEEL THE FAA (IF THEY INQUIRED) WOULD EVER BE SATISFIED WITH ANY ACTION A PLT TOOK, SO THEREFORE, THIS REPORT. TOO BAD THIS BAD FEELING IS OUT THERE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.