Commuter light transport false warning for 1 engine during climb. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	192626
Time
Date	199110
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 238 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	192626
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 1870 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	192630
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Illogical fire indications from central warning panel on right engine at 5000 ft, 12 mi north of msp. Heavy rain environment, indications never steady and always cancelled themselves. Shortly after declaring emergency, all cockpit indications normal, received immediate vectors for visual landing runway 22, landed, shut down engine on rollout. Requested crash fire rescue equipment following to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT FALSE WARNING FOR 1 ENG DURING CLB. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: ILLOGICAL FIRE INDICATIONS FROM CENTRAL WARNING PANEL ON R ENG AT 5000 FT, 12 MI N OF MSP. HVY RAIN ENVIRONMENT, INDICATIONS NEVER STEADY AND ALWAYS CANCELLED THEMSELVES. SHORTLY AFTER DECLARING EMER, ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS NORMAL, RECEIVED IMMEDIATE VECTORS FOR VISUAL LNDG RWY 22, LANDED, SHUT DOWN ENG ON ROLLOUT. REQUESTED CFR FOLLOWING TO GATE.

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.