False fire warning.

Attributes
ACN	293111
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : svm airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw tower : dtw artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : dtw
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	293111
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	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon entering clouds on climb out from dtw, left fire light very briefly illuminated. Then light went out. All other engine parameters normal, no fire noted, engine was not shut down. Called company and they said to dtw. An emergency was not declared. Note: previous write-up was for fire light. Maintenance was performed, signed off and gave airplane to us. Also, light illuminated 2 other times the following day after 'maintenance was performed.' engine was not shut down and all other light indications normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FALSE FIRE WARNING.

Narrative: UPON ENTERING CLOUDS ON CLBOUT FROM DTW, L FIRE LIGHT VERY BRIEFLY ILLUMINATED. THEN LIGHT WENT OUT. ALL OTHER ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL, NO FIRE NOTED, ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. CALLED COMPANY AND THEY SAID TO DTW. AN EMER WAS NOT DECLARED. NOTE: PREVIOUS WRITE-UP WAS FOR FIRE LIGHT. MAINT WAS PERFORMED, SIGNED OFF AND GAVE AIRPLANE TO US. ALSO, LIGHT ILLUMINATED 2 OTHER TIMES THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER 'MAINT WAS PERFORMED.' ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN AND ALL OTHER LIGHT INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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.