Crew received a right engine fire warning during initial approach.

Attributes
ACN	1068695
Time
Date	201302
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	HOU.Airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 147 Flight Crew Total 24000 Flight Crew Type 4500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During descent we received a fire indication on the right engine (bells; lights) when passing 7;000 ft MSL. We had already been cleared to XXX intersection for the ILS and the runway was in sight. I called for the engine fire checklist which the first officer performed while I continued to hand fly the approach. We declared an emergency and the fire trucks were scrambled. The right engine was shut down according to the QRH and I made an uneventful single engine landing. After landing; the emergency crews inspected the aircraft and saw no indication of fire; so we were cleared to taxi to the gate. This was a ferry flight with no passengers and just one intern observing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Crew received a right engine fire warning during initial approach.

Narrative: During descent we received a fire indication on the right engine (Bells; Lights) when passing 7;000 FT MSL. We had already been cleared to XXX intersection for the ILS and the runway was in sight. I called for the Engine Fire Checklist which the First Officer performed while I continued to hand fly the approach. We declared an emergency and the fire trucks were scrambled. The right engine was shut down according to the QRH and I made an uneventful single engine landing. After landing; the emergency crews inspected the aircraft and saw no indication of fire; so we were cleared to taxi to the gate. This was a ferry flight with no passengers and just one intern observing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.