A DC9 returned to the field with #2 engine shutdown due to fire detector caution light illuminated.

Attributes
ACN	366937
Time
Date	199704
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mxq
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : zid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	366937
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out from iln to lbb the 'fire detector loop' caution light illuminated. We ran the appropriate checklist with no certain conclusion. As a precaution we shut down the right engine, declared an emergency and returned to iln to land without further difficulty.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITH #2 ENG SHUTDOWN DUE TO FIRE DETECTOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM ILN TO LBB THE 'FIRE DETECTOR LOOP' CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST WITH NO CERTAIN CONCLUSION. AS A PRECAUTION WE SHUT DOWN THE R ENG, DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO ILN TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY.

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.