AT72 crew had an engine shutdown due to a fire warning.

Attributes
ACN	511734
Time
Date	200105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 10
ASRS Report	511734
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fire warning indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : testing
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I worked on aircraft XXX of acrx. I came on duty at XB00 and along with a coworker, checked out why the #2 fire handle was illuminated. This engine had been worked on all night for an ignitor problem. The fire handle problem was found and I closed up the l-hand side of same engine. I did not find any problems with this engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT72 CREW HAD AN ENG SHUTDOWN DUE TO A FIRE WARNING.

Narrative: I WORKED ON ACFT XXX OF ACRX. I CAME ON DUTY AT XB00 AND ALONG WITH A COWORKER, CHKED OUT WHY THE #2 FIRE HANDLE WAS ILLUMINATED. THIS ENG HAD BEEN WORKED ON ALL NIGHT FOR AN IGNITOR PROB. THE FIRE HANDLE PROB WAS FOUND AND I CLOSED UP THE L-HAND SIDE OF SAME ENG. I DID NOT FIND ANY PROBS WITH THIS 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.