B727 crew had #3 engine fire warning in ZTL class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	508723
Time
Date	200104
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc tower : iad.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine fire warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

FL330. #3 engine fire light illuminated steady, intermittent fire bell. Accomplished engine fire checklist. Fire light and bell extinguished notified ATC of engine shutdown, descended to FL270. Contacted company through commercial radio operator, coordinated with maintenance and dispatch, diverted to ind. Uneventful landing. No fire damage. Suspect false indication.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD #3 ENG FIRE WARNING IN ZTL CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FL330. #3 ENG FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY, INTERMITTENT FIRE BELL. ACCOMPLISHED ENG FIRE CHKLIST. FIRE LIGHT AND BELL EXTINGUISHED NOTIFIED ATC OF ENG SHUTDOWN, DSNDED TO FL270. CONTACTED COMPANY THROUGH COMMERCIAL RADIO OPERATOR, COORDINATED WITH MAINT AND DISPATCH, DIVERTED TO IND. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. NO FIRE DAMAGE. SUSPECT 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.