B757-200 flight crew experiences wheel well fire warning. Follow QRH and return to departure airport...

Attributes
ACN	805661
Time
Date	200809
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 36000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : zzzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	805661
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	805659
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : wheel well fire ind other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In cruise at FL360; we received a wheel well fire indication with bell and lights. We completed the checklists and the fire indication went away. We declared an emergency (for the overweight landing) and returned to ZZZ where we made an uneventful landing. Crash fire rescue equipment confirmed that there were no problems and we taxied to the gate; deplaned the passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 FLT CREW EXPERIENCES WHEEL WELL FIRE WARNING. FOLLOW QRH AND RETURN TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: IN CRUISE AT FL360; WE RECEIVED A WHEEL WELL FIRE INDICATION WITH BELL AND LIGHTS. WE COMPLETED THE CHKLISTS AND THE FIRE INDICATION WENT AWAY. WE DECLARED AN EMER (FOR THE OVERWT LNDG) AND RETURNED TO ZZZ WHERE WE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. CFR CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBS AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE; DEPLANED THE PAX.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.