Engine shutdown because of fire warning. Emergency declared.

Attributes
ACN	160647
Time
Date	199010
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bhm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	160647
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During cruise right fire light came on. Engine was shut down per emergency checklist and secured. Emergency was declared, fire trucks called and longest runway selected with best wind conditions. Landed single engine west/O further incident. Passenger were deplaned and I opened engine cowl for fire personnel at their request, to make sure no fire was present. FAA ramped up and checked all paperwork and manuals. As best as I can determine, everything was in order. They (FAA) asked me if I had written up the discrepancy and I replied that I wanted to make sure that passenger had deplaned and determine that no fire was present. Discrepancy was then written up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE SHUTDOWN BECAUSE OF FIRE WARNING. EMERGENCY DECLARED.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE RIGHT FIRE LIGHT CAME ON. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN PER EMER CHKLIST AND SECURED. EMER WAS DECLARED, FIRE TRUCKS CALLED AND LONGEST RWY SELECTED WITH BEST WIND CONDITIONS. LANDED SINGLE ENG W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. PAX WERE DEPLANED AND I OPENED ENG COWL FOR FIRE PERSONNEL AT THEIR REQUEST, TO MAKE SURE NO FIRE WAS PRESENT. FAA RAMPED UP AND CHKED ALL PAPERWORK AND MANUALS. AS BEST AS I CAN DETERMINE, EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER. THEY (FAA) ASKED ME IF I HAD WRITTEN UP THE DISCREPANCY AND I REPLIED THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PAX HAD DEPLANED AND DETERMINE THAT NO FIRE WAS PRESENT. DISCREPANCY WAS THEN WRITTEN UP.

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