Engine fire warning requires an in-flight engine shutdown and return land.

Attributes
ACN	209549
Time
Date	199205
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa tower : yow
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	209549
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Copilot flying, climbing through 12000 ft MSL. #1 engine fire light illuminated and bell sounded. Declared emergency and requested return to tpa. Captain executed emergency checklist with so while copilot flew and handled radios. With engine secure, captain landed aircraft uneventfully at tpa with emergency equipment waiting. The fire light had extinguished after engine shutdown but we discharged 1 bottle anyway. No evidence of fire reported externally from emergency crews so we taxied to gate and released aircraft to maintenance. Tpa controllers were very competent and helpful during ordeal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FIRE WARNING REQUIRES AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN AND RETURN LAND.

Narrative: COPLT FLYING, CLBING THROUGH 12000 FT MSL. #1 ENG FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BELL SOUNDED. DECLARED EMER AND REQUESTED RETURN TO TPA. CAPT EXECUTED EMER CHKLIST WITH SO WHILE COPLT FLEW AND HANDLED RADIOS. WITH ENG SECURE, CAPT LANDED ACFT UNEVENTFULLY AT TPA WITH EMER EQUIP WAITING. THE FIRE LIGHT HAD EXTINGUISHED AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN BUT WE DISCHARGED 1 BOTTLE ANYWAY. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE RPTED EXTERNALLY FROM EMER CREWS SO WE TAXIED TO GATE AND RELEASED ACFT TO MAINT. TPA CTLRS WERE VERY COMPETENT AND HELPFUL DURING ORDEAL.

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