A320 flight crew has fire warning during cruise; declares an emergency and lands.

Attributes
ACN	701719
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.tracon
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tower : omdb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	701719
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	701716
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fire warning light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Fire indication fault on #2 engine. No ECAM; warning bell or engine indications (normal N1; N2 and egt) related to an actual fire light. Jumpseating pilot did a visual inspection of the engine and saw nothing unusual. Declared emergency as a precaution and requested ground support to inspect the aircraft upon landing. Completed all normal checklists and informed cabin crew and passenger of what was going on. Landed on runway 27L and taxied clear. Shut down the #2 engine and crash fire rescue equipment inspected and cleared the aircraft to taxi to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW HAS FIRE WARNING DURING CRUISE; DECLARES AN EMER AND LANDS.

Narrative: FIRE INDICATION FAULT ON #2 ENG. NO ECAM; WARNING BELL OR ENG INDICATIONS (NORMAL N1; N2 AND EGT) RELATED TO AN ACTUAL FIRE LIGHT. JUMPSEATING PLT DID A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENG AND SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL. DECLARED EMER AS A PRECAUTION AND REQUESTED GND SUPPORT TO INSPECT THE ACFT UPON LNDG. COMPLETED ALL NORMAL CHKLISTS AND INFORMED CABIN CREW AND PAX OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. LANDED ON RWY 27L AND TAXIED CLR. SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG AND CFR INSPECTED AND CLRED THE ACFT TO TAXI TO THE GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.