Narrative:

In cruise flight at 12000 ft MSL, 12 NM west of acy, while en route from jfk to dca, fire bell, fire lights and overheat lights came on and indicated fire in the right engine. We performed memory items, emergency checklists and secured the right engine. At 15 percent RPM we shot fire extinguisher #1, after 30 seconds we still had fire indication. So we shot fire extinguisher #2 in the right engine. All fire warnings were still on, we declared an emergency, flight attendant was notified and we got vectors for ILS runway 13 to acy. On a 3 mi final, all warning lights went out. After landing, we shut down on the runway and evacuate/evacuationed the passenger. It later showed that it was a false indication.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC HAS A FIRE WARNING ON THE R ENG OF THEIR TURBOPROP LTT AND DECLARE AN EMER AND DIVERT TO ACY. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL EVAC, THE WARNING WAS FOUND TO BE FALSE.

Narrative: IN CRUISE FLT AT 12000 FT MSL, 12 NM W OF ACY, WHILE ENRTE FROM JFK TO DCA, FIRE BELL, FIRE LIGHTS AND OVERHEAT LIGHTS CAME ON AND INDICATED FIRE IN THE R ENG. WE PERFORMED MEMORY ITEMS, EMER CHKLISTS AND SECURED THE R ENG. AT 15 PERCENT RPM WE SHOT FIRE EXTINGUISHER #1, AFTER 30 SECONDS WE STILL HAD FIRE INDICATION. SO WE SHOT FIRE EXTINGUISHER #2 IN THE R ENG. ALL FIRE WARNINGS WERE STILL ON, WE DECLARED AN EMER, FLT ATTENDANT WAS NOTIFIED AND WE GOT VECTORS FOR ILS RWY 13 TO ACY. ON A 3 MI FINAL, ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT. AFTER LNDG, WE SHUT DOWN ON THE RWY AND EVACED THE PAX. IT LATER SHOWED THAT IT WAS A FALSE INDICATION.

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.