Narrative:

Descending for approach in syr, the right fire handle illuminates. I command the first officer to execute the in-flight engine fire checklist. We determine that there is no fire and advise ATC that we have made a precautionary engine shutdown. They advised that the VOR runway 32 would be most expeditious and the winds were 310 degrees at 17 KTS favoring that runway. I elected to accept the VOR runway 32 approach based on this information and requested the emergency equipment stand by as a precaution. The first officer then advised our passenger. Next the first officer briefed the approach. I called for the one engine inoperative checklist. All items were accomplished. ATC switched us to the tower frequency, tower advised us that the equipment would be in place and cleared us to land. The landing was uneventful. Upon clearing the runway we accomplished all after landing checks and taxied to the gate. Parked at the gate, we determined our passenger to be unharmed and in no way adversely effected. Our maintenance department was notified. Upon inspection of the engine, they determined that the fire loop sensing equipment had malfunctioned causing the fire handle to illuminate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC HAS A FIRE WARNING INDICATION ON THE R ENG AND DOES A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN WHEN THEY ARE UNABLE TO CONFIRM AN ACTUAL FIRE EXISTS.

Narrative: DSNDING FOR APCH IN SYR, THE R FIRE HANDLE ILLUMINATES. I COMMAND THE FO TO EXECUTE THE INFLT ENG FIRE CHKLIST. WE DETERMINE THAT THERE IS NO FIRE AND ADVISE ATC THAT WE HAVE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN. THEY ADVISED THAT THE VOR RWY 32 WOULD BE MOST EXPEDITIOUS AND THE WINDS WERE 310 DEGS AT 17 KTS FAVORING THAT RWY. I ELECTED TO ACCEPT THE VOR RWY 32 APCH BASED ON THIS INFO AND REQUESTED THE EMER EQUIP STAND BY AS A PRECAUTION. THE FO THEN ADVISED OUR PAX. NEXT THE FO BRIEFED THE APCH. I CALLED FOR THE ONE ENG INOP CHKLIST. ALL ITEMS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. ATC SWITCHED US TO THE TWR FREQ, TWR ADVISED US THAT THE EQUIP WOULD BE IN PLACE AND CLRED US TO LAND. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON CLRING THE RWY WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL AFTER LNDG CHKS AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. PARKED AT THE GATE, WE DETERMINED OUR PAX TO BE UNHARMED AND IN NO WAY ADVERSELY EFFECTED. OUR MAINT DEPT WAS NOTIFIED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENG, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE LOOP SENSING EQUIP HAD MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE FIRE HANDLE TO ILLUMINATE.

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.