B757 receives apparent false fire warning on left engine on approach to ord.

Attributes
ACN	627142
Time
Date	200408
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time total : 12.4 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	627142
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 : eicas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Captain informed me (#1 flight attendant) on approach to ord, with landing gear down, of a warning light of fire in aircraft right engine. Aircraft right engine was shut down. Emergency landing was declared and we were to be met by crash fire rescue equipment. I advised flight attendants of situation. I reported to captain that fire/flames were not seen. Landed without incident. Taxied to gate and deplaned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 RECEIVES APPARENT FALSE FIRE WARNING ON L ENG ON APCH TO ORD.

Narrative: CAPT INFORMED ME (#1 FLT ATTENDANT) ON APCH TO ORD, WITH LNDG GEAR DOWN, OF A WARNING LIGHT OF FIRE IN ACFT R ENG. ACFT R ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. EMER LNDG WAS DECLARED AND WE WERE TO BE MET BY CFR. I ADVISED FLT ATTENDANTS OF SIT. I RPTED TO CAPT THAT FIRE/FLAMES WERE NOT SEEN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TAXIED TO GATE AND DEPLANED.

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.