B757 crew had a #2 engine fire warning in ZMA class a.

Attributes
ACN	598024
Time
Date	200310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	598024
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 21400 flight time type : 8800
ASRS Report	598029
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 engine fire warning system 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 flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During climb, right engine fire warning illuminated. Advised ATC of emergency and requested return to mia. Notified company operations and accomplished QRH procedures, performed single engine landing on runway 27L. After turning off runway, rescue fire support personnel observed no signs of smoke/fire on the right engine. Suspect false indication as fire warning remained and illuminated throughout the flight and after securing aircraft at the gate. Supplemental information from acn 598029: climbing through FL220 over ft lauderdale, fl, we received a #2 engine fire warning. While descending from FL220 to 10000 ft, twice the engine fire warning went out for a while then would come back on, then out again. At 3000 ft, just east of mia, the right engine fire warning came on and stayed on. At this point, we completed the engine fire/severe checklist. I flew the aircraft. We had ATC to vector us out so we could complete all checklists in a non-rushed manner. The right engine fire warning stayed on after firing both fire bottles. After landing, we told tower to have fire engines check right engine for fire, as we still had fire light with engine shut down and both bottles fired. At the gate, visual inspection confirmed what we thought. The fire warning was false. However, without question, it had to be treated as real. I feel the captain and I handled this emergency in nothing less than perfect textbook form. This says a lot of our airline's training and pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW HAD A #2 ENG FIRE WARNING IN ZMA CLASS A.

Narrative: DURING CLB, R ENG FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED. ADVISED ATC OF EMER AND REQUESTED RETURN TO MIA. NOTIFIED COMPANY OPS AND ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCS, PERFORMED SINGLE ENG LNDG ON RWY 27L. AFTER TURNING OFF RWY, RESCUE FIRE SUPPORT PERSONNEL OBSERVED NO SIGNS OF SMOKE/FIRE ON THE R ENG. SUSPECT FALSE INDICATION AS FIRE WARNING REMAINED AND ILLUMINATED THROUGHOUT THE FLT AND AFTER SECURING ACFT AT THE GATE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 598029: CLBING THROUGH FL220 OVER FT LAUDERDALE, FL, WE RECEIVED A #2 ENG FIRE WARNING. WHILE DSNDING FROM FL220 TO 10000 FT, TWICE THE ENG FIRE WARNING WENT OUT FOR A WHILE THEN WOULD COME BACK ON, THEN OUT AGAIN. AT 3000 FT, JUST E OF MIA, THE R ENG FIRE WARNING CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AT THIS POINT, WE COMPLETED THE ENG FIRE/SEVERE CHKLIST. I FLEW THE ACFT. WE HAD ATC TO VECTOR US OUT SO WE COULD COMPLETE ALL CHKLISTS IN A NON-RUSHED MANNER. THE R ENG FIRE WARNING STAYED ON AFTER FIRING BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. AFTER LNDG, WE TOLD TWR TO HAVE FIRE ENGS CHK R ENG FOR FIRE, AS WE STILL HAD FIRE LIGHT WITH ENG SHUT DOWN AND BOTH BOTTLES FIRED. AT THE GATE, VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED WHAT WE THOUGHT. THE FIRE WARNING WAS FALSE. HOWEVER, WITHOUT QUESTION, IT HAD TO BE TREATED AS REAL. I FEEL THE CAPT AND I HANDLED THIS EMER IN NOTHING LESS THAN PERFECT TEXTBOOK FORM. THIS SAYS A LOT OF OUR AIRLINE'S TRAINING AND PLTS.

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.