Narrative:

At cruise, 17000 ft, got a fire indication on the right engine. Performed memory items. Notified ATC and declared an emergency. Notified flight attendant with an ETA of 15 mins and an emergency evacuate/evacuation after an emergency landing. Performed engine fire checklist and proceeded to mansfield, oh. We talked to dispatch and told them we were diverting to mansfield. After a review of the airport, we decided to change our diversion airport to cak. We performed our 1 engine inoperative descent check and decided runway 1 was best for winds and distance. Performed our approach check and were vectored onto the ILS runway 1 approach. We completed the landing check and made a single engine landing to a complete stop on the runway. All the fire equipment met us on the runway and sprayed us with foam. We commenced the emergency evacuate/evacuation and got all the passenger out safely to the far left of the aircraft. No passenger injuries were noticed or reported. Supplemental information from acn 473369: maintenance looked at the fire loop afterwards and discovered a chip. It looks like the fire loop was chafing against some engine parts and may have given us a faulty indication. We never saw flames, but still did not want to 'question' the light's validity.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LIGHT TURBOPROP IN CRUISE AT 17000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED, DUE TO #2 ENG FIRE WARNING, CAUSED BY A DAMAGED ENG FIRE SENSING LOOP.

Narrative: AT CRUISE, 17000 FT, GOT A FIRE INDICATION ON THE R ENG. PERFORMED MEMORY ITEMS. NOTIFIED ATC AND DECLARED AN EMER. NOTIFIED FLT ATTENDANT WITH AN ETA OF 15 MINS AND AN EMER EVAC AFTER AN EMER LNDG. PERFORMED ENG FIRE CHKLIST AND PROCEEDED TO MANSFIELD, OH. WE TALKED TO DISPATCH AND TOLD THEM WE WERE DIVERTING TO MANSFIELD. AFTER A REVIEW OF THE ARPT, WE DECIDED TO CHANGE OUR DIVERSION ARPT TO CAK. WE PERFORMED OUR 1 ENG INOP DSCNT CHK AND DECIDED RWY 1 WAS BEST FOR WINDS AND DISTANCE. PERFORMED OUR APCH CHK AND WERE VECTORED ONTO THE ILS RWY 1 APCH. WE COMPLETED THE LNDG CHK AND MADE A SINGLE ENG LNDG TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RWY. ALL THE FIRE EQUIP MET US ON THE RWY AND SPRAYED US WITH FOAM. WE COMMENCED THE EMER EVAC AND GOT ALL THE PAX OUT SAFELY TO THE FAR LEFT OF THE ACFT. NO PAX INJURIES WERE NOTICED OR RPTED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 473369: MAINT LOOKED AT THE FIRE LOOP AFTERWARDS AND DISCOVERED A CHIP. IT LOOKS LIKE THE FIRE LOOP WAS CHAFING AGAINST SOME ENG PARTS AND MAY HAVE GIVEN US A FAULTY INDICATION. WE NEVER SAW FLAMES, BUT STILL DID NOT WANT TO 'QUESTION' THE LIGHT'S VALIDITY.

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.