Flight crew of an light transport shut down 1 engine in response to a pwrplant fire warning.

Attributes
ACN	289030
Time
Date	199411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw tower : roa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	289030
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 15 NM south of dtw, we received a steady fire warning light on annunciator panel. Since we were ferrying aircraft for intermittent fire detection light problem, we called company and maintenance control to ask them 'what we should do since our fire light was illuminated?' maintenance control said, shut it down and if light goes out, blow the fire halon bottle. Ran QRH engine/fire, pulled stop and feather, and light immediately went out. Did not blow the halon bottle, however, QRH asks us, 'is there a fire?' captain responded 'no.' as a result, I did not blow the halon bottle and continued to next item in the QRH. We landed at dtw without any further incident. Crash fire rescue equipment called and emergency declared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT SHUT DOWN 1 ENG IN RESPONSE TO A PWRPLANT FIRE WARNING.

Narrative: APPROX 15 NM S OF DTW, WE RECEIVED A STEADY FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. SINCE WE WERE FERRYING ACFT FOR INTERMITTENT FIRE DETECTION LIGHT PROB, WE CALLED COMPANY AND MAINT CTL TO ASK THEM 'WHAT WE SHOULD DO SINCE OUR FIRE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED?' MAINT CTL SAID, SHUT IT DOWN AND IF LIGHT GOES OUT, BLOW THE FIRE HALON BOTTLE. RAN QRH ENG/FIRE, PULLED STOP AND FEATHER, AND LIGHT IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT. DID NOT BLOW THE HALON BOTTLE, HOWEVER, QRH ASKS US, 'IS THERE A FIRE?' CAPT RESPONDED 'NO.' AS A RESULT, I DID NOT BLOW THE HALON BOTTLE AND CONTINUED TO NEXT ITEM IN THE QRH. WE LANDED AT DTW WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. CFR CALLED AND EMER DECLARED.

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.