Narrative:

I went to the cockpit to inform captain of an ill passenger and to find out how much time was left before we landed. Captain told me there was an indicator light indicating fire in the right engine. The captain and first officer continued to perform tests. The captain kept us very informed by calling the #1 flight attendant into the cockpit at regular intervals. There were no secondary indications of the fire. The indicator light, however, would not go out. We were told that we got direct routing to dfw. The captain felt that the indicator light had malfunctioned, although we somewhat prepared for an emergency evacuate/evacuation, in case we got visual indication from the tower of fire in the right engine. The right engine was shut down. The captain informed us not to use the tailcone exit and the right window exits in the event an evacuate/evacuation became necessary. We briefed the passenger seated at the window exits and got assistants for the doors we wold be using. The captain informed the passenger of our situation. They remained calm during the rest of the flight. We did not do our planned emergency checklist as per captain's instructions. We did, however, get mentally prepared. The captain kept us very informed of the situation via the #1 flight attendant. Although I was a little frightened, I felt prepared to complete an evacuate/evacuation if it was required. We landed without incident and proceeded to the gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE ON BOARD MD80S, FLC SHUT DOWN ENG #2 DUE TO FIRE WARNING INDICATION. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Narrative: I WENT TO THE COCKPIT TO INFORM CAPT OF AN ILL PAX AND TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH TIME WAS LEFT BEFORE WE LANDED. CAPT TOLD ME THERE WAS AN INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATING FIRE IN THE R ENG. THE CAPT AND FO CONTINUED TO PERFORM TESTS. THE CAPT KEPT US VERY INFORMED BY CALLING THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT INTO THE COCKPIT AT REGULAR INTERVALS. THERE WERE NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS OF THE FIRE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT, HOWEVER, WOULD NOT GO OUT. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE GOT DIRECT ROUTING TO DFW. THE CAPT FELT THAT THE INDICATOR LIGHT HAD MALFUNCTIONED, ALTHOUGH WE SOMEWHAT PREPARED FOR AN EMER EVAC, IN CASE WE GOT VISUAL INDICATION FROM THE TWR OF FIRE IN THE R ENG. THE R ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. THE CAPT INFORMED US NOT TO USE THE TAILCONE EXIT AND THE R WINDOW EXITS IN THE EVENT AN EVAC BECAME NECESSARY. WE BRIEFED THE PAX SEATED AT THE WINDOW EXITS AND GOT ASSISTANTS FOR THE DOORS WE WOLD BE USING. THE CAPT INFORMED THE PAX OF OUR SIT. THEY REMAINED CALM DURING THE REST OF THE FLT. WE DID NOT DO OUR PLANNED EMER CHKLIST AS PER CAPT'S INSTRUCTIONS. WE DID, HOWEVER, GET MENTALLY PREPARED. THE CAPT KEPT US VERY INFORMED OF THE SIT VIA THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT. ALTHOUGH I WAS A LITTLE FRIGHTENED, I FELT PREPARED TO COMPLETE AN EVAC IF IT WAS REQUIRED. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND PROCEEDED TO THE GATE.

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.