False engine #2 fire warning.

Attributes
ACN	429435
Time
Date	199902
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tracon : rdu.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	429435
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fire warning other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : flt crew 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out from lax, fire indication on #2 engine. We, as a crew, followed the emergency checklist, declared an emergency and returned for a landing. Fire marshal observed #2 engine and declared no fire indication. We taxied to the hangar where maintenance confirmed no fire.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FALSE ENG #2 FIRE WARNING.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM LAX, FIRE INDICATION ON #2 ENG. WE, AS A CREW, FOLLOWED THE EMER CHKLIST, DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED FOR A LNDG. FIRE MARSHAL OBSERVED #2 ENG AND DECLARED NO FIRE INDICATION. WE TAXIED TO THE HANGAR WHERE MAINT CONFIRMED NO FIRE.

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.