Md-11 flight crew reported receiving a fire alert due to malfunctioning engine fire loops.

Attributes
ACN	1608022
Time
Date	201901
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Fire/Overheat Warning
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

On climbout passing fl 220; lvl 3 engine 3 fire alert with associated fire light in the engine 3 fire handle and engine 3 fuel lever came on. Complied with QRH and [coordinated] with center. Returned to nearest suitable field.both fire loops malfunctioned on engine 3.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-11 flight crew reported receiving a fire alert due to malfunctioning engine fire loops.

Narrative: On climbout passing FL 220; lvl 3 Engine 3 Fire alert with associated fire light in the engine 3 fire handle and engine 3 fuel lever came on. Complied with QRH and [coordinated] with Center. Returned to nearest suitable field.Both fire loops malfunctioned on engine 3.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.