AT72 crew had multiple indications on the overhead panel, including engine fire warning.

Attributes
ACN	586868
Time
Date	200307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ttzp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2360 flight time type : 1490
ASRS Report	586868
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng fire warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route from slu to sju, had multiple indications on overhead panel. Completed engine fire failure/severe damage checklist. Diverted to skb. No passenger onboard, 4 crew members only, including captain, first officer, and 2 flight attendants. No further complications upon landing. Crash fire rescue equipment were standing by. Maintenance inspection discovered faulty relay as the cause of indications.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT72 CREW HAD MULTIPLE INDICATIONS ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL, INCLUDING ENG FIRE WARNING.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM SLU TO SJU, HAD MULTIPLE INDICATIONS ON OVERHEAD PANEL. COMPLETED ENG FIRE FAILURE/SEVERE DAMAGE CHKLIST. DIVERTED TO SKB. NO PAX ONBOARD, 4 CREW MEMBERS ONLY, INCLUDING CAPT, FO, AND 2 FLT ATTENDANTS. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS UPON LNDG. CFR WERE STANDING BY. MAINT INSPECTION DISCOVERED FAULTY RELAY AS THE CAUSE OF INDICATIONS.

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.