Aircraft equipment problem. Emergency declared cpr aircraft has an intermittent fire warning in-flig...

Attributes
ACN	308669
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : avl
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13500 msl bound upper : 13500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : ztl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time total : 2785 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	308669
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon climbing out of 13500 ft to FL230, pilot encountered an intermittent fire warning light on master warning panel (left engine). Assessed engine gauges and visually checked out left engine. Everything checked out ok. Immediately returned to avl for precautionary landing after notifying ARTCC of situation. Upon landing with emergency equipment standing by, evacuate/evacuationed aircraft on ramp and inspected left engine with emergency personnel. Found fire loop detection wire chafed in several locations. Replaced loop wire and checked out ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. EMER DECLARED CPR ACFT HAS AN INTERMITTENT FIRE WARNING INFLT. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: UPON CLBING OUT OF 13500 FT TO FL230, PLT ENCOUNTERED AN INTERMITTENT FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON MASTER WARNING PANEL (L ENG). ASSESSED ENG GAUGES AND VISUALLY CHKED OUT L ENG. EVERYTHING CHKED OUT OK. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO AVL FOR PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AFTER NOTIFYING ARTCC OF SIT. UPON LNDG WITH EMER EQUIP STANDING BY, EVACED ACFT ON RAMP AND INSPECTED L ENG WITH EMER PERSONNEL. FOUND FIRE LOOP DETECTION WIRE CHAFED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. REPLACED LOOP WIRE AND CHKED OUT OK.

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.

Aircraft equipment problem. Emergency declared cpr aircraft has an intermittent fire warning in-flight. Return land.