Cl 600 flight crew shut down engine after fire warning and diverted.

Attributes
ACN	737643
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : zzz.bcstn
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Challenger CL600
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	737643
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng fire warning other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While in cruise the engine fire light and bell went off. Engine was shut off. Crew declared an emergency and diverted. After landing initial indications indicated a false fire warning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL 600 FLT CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE AFTER FIRE WARNING AND DIVERTED.

Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE THE ENG FIRE LIGHT AND BELL WENT OFF. ENG WAS SHUT OFF. CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED. AFTER LNDG INITIAL INDICATIONS INDICATED A FALSE FIRE WARNING.

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.