AT72 crew had engine fire warning.

Attributes
ACN	437004
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 10500
ASRS Report	437004
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	437466
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While awaiting parking at dfw, aircraft was stopped with a tailwind (15 KTS) for approximately 20 seconds. #1 fire warning was processed by aircraft's fire detection system. Possible contributing factor could be the tailwinds. 63 passenger and crew were evacuate/evacuationed and checklists accomplished. Since the #1 engine propeller was feathered, a corrective action could include prohibiting single engine or feathered propeller taxiing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT72 CREW HAD ENG FIRE WARNING.

Narrative: WHILE AWAITING PARKING AT DFW, ACFT WAS STOPPED WITH A TAILWIND (15 KTS) FOR APPROX 20 SECONDS. #1 FIRE WARNING WAS PROCESSED BY ACFT'S FIRE DETECTION SYS. POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR COULD BE THE TAILWINDS. 63 PAX AND CREW WERE EVACED AND CHKLISTS ACCOMPLISHED. SINCE THE #1 ENG PROP WAS FEATHERED, A CORRECTIVE ACTION COULD INCLUDE PROHIBITING SINGLE ENG OR FEATHERED PROP TAXIING.

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.