Emergency declared when fire warning on #1 engine activates.

Attributes
ACN	251439
Time
Date	199309
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise 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 : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	251439
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
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:

Experienced fire warning, continuous on #1 engine. Declared emergency with ATC and asked for vector to nearest airport and immediate descent. The purpose of this report is to pass on to you the excellent teamwork demonstrated by ZDC, richmond facilities, and the ground equipment response at the richmond airport. Obviously, the input you have received in the past has had a positive effect on the rapid cooperative and successful response needed by us in these sits. Incidentally, it was an indication problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED WHEN FIRE WARNING ON #1 ENG ACTIVATES.

Narrative: EXPERIENCED FIRE WARNING, CONTINUOUS ON #1 ENG. DECLARED EMER WITH ATC AND ASKED FOR VECTOR TO NEAREST ARPT AND IMMEDIATE DSCNT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RPT IS TO PASS ON TO YOU THE EXCELLENT TEAMWORK DEMONSTRATED BY ZDC, RICHMOND FACILITIES, AND THE GND EQUIP RESPONSE AT THE RICHMOND ARPT. OBVIOUSLY, THE INPUT YOU HAVE RECEIVED IN THE PAST HAS HAD A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE RAPID COOPERATIVE AND SUCCESSFUL RESPONSE NEEDED BY US IN THESE SITS. INCIDENTALLY, IT WAS AN INDICATION PROB.

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.