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A beech kingair 100 flight crew got an engine fire warning. They declared an emergency and diverted to ZZZ.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 701436 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Rain Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | King Air 100 A/B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 701436 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was cruising at FL180 heading wsw circumnaving thunderstorms en route to ZZZ1 to clear customs. Approximately 60 NM from ZZZ1; I had the left engine fire annunciator illuminate and left engine fire extinguish button illuminate. I immediately had my copilot retrieve the emergency checklist and stand by. The left engine gauges suggested everything ok. No smoke was observed. I declared an emergency and after 2 mins was satisfied nothing was wrong and landed at the nearest airport (ZZZ) and deplaned my passenger immediately and led them into the FBO. Customs did not like that; but I did that in the interest of safety. An inspection revealed faulty fire detection sensors due to being waterlogged (heavy rain). I rescinded the declaration of emergency 15 mi from ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BEECH KINGAIR 100 FLT CREW GOT AN ENG FIRE WARNING. THEY DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ.
Narrative: I WAS CRUISING AT FL180 HDG WSW CIRCUMNAVING TSTMS ENRTE TO ZZZ1 TO CLEAR CUSTOMS. APPROX 60 NM FROM ZZZ1; I HAD THE L ENG FIRE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATE AND L ENG FIRE EXTINGUISH BUTTON ILLUMINATE. I IMMEDIATELY HAD MY COPLT RETRIEVE THE EMER CHKLIST AND STAND BY. THE L ENG GAUGES SUGGESTED EVERYTHING OK. NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. I DECLARED AN EMER AND AFTER 2 MINS WAS SATISFIED NOTHING WAS WRONG AND LANDED AT THE NEAREST ARPT (ZZZ) AND DEPLANED MY PAX IMMEDIATELY AND LED THEM INTO THE FBO. CUSTOMS DID NOT LIKE THAT; BUT I DID THAT IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. AN INSPECTION REVEALED FAULTY FIRE DETECTION SENSORS DUE TO BEING WATERLOGGED (HVY RAIN). I RESCINDED THE DECLARATION OF EMER 15 MI FROM ZZZ.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.