In-flight engine down account fire warning.

Attributes
ACN	94071
Time
Date	198809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : irq
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : ztl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	94071
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flying from orlando, fl to columbus, oh and over augusta, GA the right engine fire warning activated. Engine was shut down and we diverted into bush field, augusta. Descent, approach, landing uneventful. In my opinion, the cause of this incident (which turned out to be a false warning) was improper maintenance corrective action on the fire warning system itself which had been worked on for a similar problem the flight before ours. It is further indicative of a lack of quality maintenance quality control on the medium large transport fleet at company, as this type experience (i.e. Repeated fire warnings falsely activating) is, as I have experienced lately, quite common.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENGINE DOWN ACCOUNT FIRE WARNING.

Narrative: FLYING FROM ORLANDO, FL TO COLUMBUS, OH AND OVER AUGUSTA, GA THE R ENG FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND WE DIVERTED INTO BUSH FIELD, AUGUSTA. DSCNT, APCH, LNDG UNEVENTFUL. IN MY OPINION, THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT (WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE WARNING) WAS IMPROPER MAINT CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THE FIRE WARNING SYS ITSELF WHICH HAD BEEN WORKED ON FOR A SIMILAR PROB THE FLT BEFORE OURS. IT IS FURTHER INDICATIVE OF A LACK OF QUALITY MAINT QUALITY CONTROL ON THE MLG FLEET AT COMPANY, AS THIS TYPE EXPERIENCE (I.E. REPEATED FIRE WARNINGS FALSELY ACTIVATING) IS, AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED LATELY, QUITE COMMON.

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