Narrative:

Captain was the PF. When the right engine fire light began to flicker, we executed the engine fire in-flight checklist. We then declared an emergency and landed at dab. The fire light went out on final approach and there was no visual indication of fire from the right engine so we taxied to the gate and deplaned the passenger. A mechanic inspected the engine and determined that there never was a fire. He signed off the aircraft logbook for a 1 time ferry flight from dab to mco. Later we made an uneventful ferry flight to mco.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALS THAT FIRE WARNING THAT CAUSED SMT COMMUTER TO DIVERT TO ALTERNATE ARPT AFTER EMER DECLARED WAS A FALSE WARNING.

Narrative: CAPT WAS THE PF. WHEN THE R ENG FIRE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER, WE EXECUTED THE ENG FIRE INFLT CHKLIST. WE THEN DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT DAB. THE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT ON FINAL APCH AND THERE WAS NO VISUAL INDICATION OF FIRE FROM THE R ENG SO WE TAXIED TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED THE PAX. A MECH INSPECTED THE ENG AND DETERMINED THAT THERE NEVER WAS A FIRE. HE SIGNED OFF THE ACFT LOGBOOK FOR A 1 TIME FERRY FLT FROM DAB TO MCO. LATER WE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL FERRY FLT TO MCO.

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.