An ATR72 had nacelle overheat warning on #2 engine then fire warning on #1 engine after prolonged ground holds with the engine's feathered in strong tailwinds.

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Attributes
ACN	793382
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	793382
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	793383
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

After a prolonged situation with the engines feathered and a tailwind; we received a nacelle #2 overheat warning. We moved #2 condition lever from feather to maximum RPM and the warning cleared. Moments later we got #1 engine fire warning. We initiated the procedure for engine fire on ground. When condition lever was moved to fuel shutoff; fire warning cleared. We called maintenance and made entry in log.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATR72 HAD NACELLE OVERHEAT WARNING ON #2 ENG THEN FIRE WARNING ON #1 ENG AFTER PROLONGED GND HOLDS WITH THE ENG'S FEATHERED IN STRONG TAILWINDS.

Narrative: AFTER A PROLONGED SITUATION WITH THE ENGS FEATHERED AND A TAILWIND; WE RECEIVED A NACELLE #2 OVERHEAT WARNING. WE MOVED #2 CONDITION LEVER FROM FEATHER TO MAX RPM AND THE WARNING CLRED. MOMENTS LATER WE GOT #1 ENG FIRE WARNING. WE INITIATED THE PROC FOR ENG FIRE ON GND. WHEN CONDITION LEVER WAS MOVED TO FUEL SHUTOFF; FIRE WARNING CLRED. WE CALLED MAINT AND MADE ENTRY IN LOG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.