Narrative:

On a scheduled part 135 flight between white plains, ny, and syracuse, ny, we shut the right engine down due to a fire light in the t-handle (fuel shutoff valve). We were being radar vectored for an approach and descending through 6000 ft when we encountered light chop and at the same we got a right engine fire light. I looked out the window at the right engine and did not see any indications of a fire but the light stayed on. The captain was flying and, therefore, he did the memory action items for an engine fire in-flight. We shut the right engine down and after pulling the t-handle, there were no indications of a fire and the fire extinguish did not illuminate so we did not need to extinguish the fire. After completing the engine fire in-flight memory checklist we advised ATC we had a precautionary shutdown, told them there were 3 souls on board and 2 1/2 hours fuel and did not ask for priority and I also told the passenger what was happening. ATC gave us vectors for another approach which was quicker to the airport and cleared us for the approach. We reviewed the approach, completed one engine inoperative approach and landing checklist and reviewed one engine go around. We were cleared to land and had the emergency trucks waiting at the runway. The captain landed safely and taxied to the gate with the trucks following us. The passenger got off and we taxied to a maintenance hangar where they found a broken fire loop on the right engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE02-D MODEL FLC RECEIVED A FIRE WARNING LIGHT IN THE T-HANDLE. A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN WAS PERFORMED AND ATC ADVISED. WHEN THE FLC LANDED THEY WERE MET BY EMER CREWS IN TRUCKS WHO FOLLOWED THEM TO THE GATE.

Narrative: ON A SCHEDULED PART 135 FLT BTWN WHITE PLAINS, NY, AND SYRACUSE, NY, WE SHUT THE R ENG DOWN DUE TO A FIRE LIGHT IN THE T-HANDLE (FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE). WE WERE BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR AN APCH AND DSNDING THROUGH 6000 FT WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT CHOP AND AT THE SAME WE GOT A R ENG FIRE LIGHT. I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AT THE R ENG AND DID NOT SEE ANY INDICATIONS OF A FIRE BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND, THEREFORE, HE DID THE MEMORY ACTION ITEMS FOR AN ENG FIRE INFLT. WE SHUT THE R ENG DOWN AND AFTER PULLING THE T-HANDLE, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A FIRE AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISH DID NOT ILLUMINATE SO WE DID NOT NEED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. AFTER COMPLETING THE ENG FIRE INFLT MEMORY CHKLIST WE ADVISED ATC WE HAD A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN, TOLD THEM THERE WERE 3 SOULS ON BOARD AND 2 1/2 HRS FUEL AND DID NOT ASK FOR PRIORITY AND I ALSO TOLD THE PAX WHAT WAS HAPPENING. ATC GAVE US VECTORS FOR ANOTHER APCH WHICH WAS QUICKER TO THE ARPT AND CLRED US FOR THE APCH. WE REVIEWED THE APCH, COMPLETED ONE ENG INOP APCH AND LNDG CHKLIST AND REVIEWED ONE ENG GAR. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND AND HAD THE EMER TRUCKS WAITING AT THE RWY. THE CAPT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH THE TRUCKS FOLLOWING US. THE PAX GOT OFF AND WE TAXIED TO A MAINT HANGAR WHERE THEY FOUND A BROKEN FIRE LOOP ON THE R ENG.

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.