Narrative:

We were in aircraft on runway 11L at msp in 'position and hold' ready to depart for atw our destination on flight. As the tower controller cleared us to depart runway 11L at msp, the right fire warning came on with a full warning, 'fire light -- red flashers -- and a fire bell.' I asked my first officer if she saw any fire out the right side of the aircraft, and she said that there was no indication of a fire. Next, I told the tower controller that we had a fire indication on the right engine and asked him if he saw anything. He replied that he did not see any fire and that we were cleared to go, traffic was on a 3 mi final for our runway. Then another aircraft in line for departure to our runway called out 'you have some smoke coming out' and cut out the transmission. At that time I pulled the feather lever for the right engine and then turned and pulled the feather lever for the left engine which shut down both engines. Next I called tower back, and told him we have a fire indication on the right engine and to send crash fire rescue equipment, we are getting out. I then opened the cockpit door and told the 17 passenger to exit the aircraft out the left side and proceed away from the aircraft. The passenger were out of the aircraft in record time, the crash fire rescue equipment had already arrived with 3 trucks in front of our aircraft. My first officer and I ran our 'emergency evacuate/evacuation' checklist all the way through, except for the fire bottles. With both engines shut down and fuel off, passenger off the aircraft, crash fire rescue equipment around the aircraft, and no real indication of a fire, we decided not to fire the bottles and shut power off and evacuate/evacuation the aircraft ourselves. Once outside we counted 17 passenger, and noted no injuries to any of the passenger. From that point we gave the aircraft to crash fire rescue equipment to handle and no further problems were noted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC RESPONSE TO ENG FIRE WARNING WAS TO HAVE ACFT EVACED.

Narrative: WE WERE IN ACFT ON RWY 11L AT MSP IN 'POS AND HOLD' READY TO DEPART FOR ATW OUR DEST ON FLT. AS THE TWR CTLR CLRED US TO DEPART RWY 11L AT MSP, THE R FIRE WARNING CAME ON WITH A FULL WARNING, 'FIRE LIGHT -- RED FLASHERS -- AND A FIRE BELL.' I ASKED MY FO IF SHE SAW ANY FIRE OUT THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT, AND SHE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A FIRE. NEXT, I TOLD THE TWR CTLR THAT WE HAD A FIRE INDICATION ON THE R ENG AND ASKED HIM IF HE SAW ANYTHING. HE REPLIED THAT HE DID NOT SEE ANY FIRE AND THAT WE WERE CLRED TO GO, TFC WAS ON A 3 MI FINAL FOR OUR RWY. THEN ANOTHER ACFT IN LINE FOR DEP TO OUR RWY CALLED OUT 'YOU HAVE SOME SMOKE COMING OUT' AND CUT OUT THE XMISSION. AT THAT TIME I PULLED THE FEATHER LEVER FOR THE R ENG AND THEN TURNED AND PULLED THE FEATHER LEVER FOR THE L ENG WHICH SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS. NEXT I CALLED TWR BACK, AND TOLD HIM WE HAVE A FIRE INDICATION ON THE R ENG AND TO SEND CFR, WE ARE GETTING OUT. I THEN OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR AND TOLD THE 17 PAX TO EXIT THE ACFT OUT THE L SIDE AND PROCEED AWAY FROM THE ACFT. THE PAX WERE OUT OF THE ACFT IN RECORD TIME, THE CFR HAD ALREADY ARRIVED WITH 3 TRUCKS IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT. MY FO AND I RAN OUR 'EMER EVAC' CHKLIST ALL THE WAY THROUGH, EXCEPT FOR THE FIRE BOTTLES. WITH BOTH ENGS SHUT DOWN AND FUEL OFF, PAX OFF THE ACFT, CFR AROUND THE ACFT, AND NO REAL INDICATION OF A FIRE, WE DECIDED NOT TO FIRE THE BOTTLES AND SHUT PWR OFF AND EVAC THE ACFT OURSELVES. ONCE OUTSIDE WE COUNTED 17 PAX, AND NOTED NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE PAX. FROM THAT POINT WE GAVE THE ACFT TO CFR TO HANDLE AND NO FURTHER PROBS WERE NOTED.

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.