Air carrier medium large transport fire warning. In-flight engine shutdown. Emergency declared.

Attributes
ACN	83953
Time
Date	198803
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 9544 flight time type : 339
ASRS Report	83953
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 78 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 295
ASRS Report	83963
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Had been in cruise from aus to dfw for approximately 6-8 mins. Left engine fire warning came on. Reduced throttle to idle and fire warning ceased. Performed fire warning check and check was valid. Observed left engine oil temperature indication above red radial. Oil pressure and quantity were normal. Engine was shut down in accordance with engine shutdown procedures. Declared an emergency, had emergency equipment standing at dfw and an uneventful landing was made at dfw.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FIRE WARNING. INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. EMERGENCY DECLARED.

Narrative: HAD BEEN IN CRUISE FROM AUS TO DFW FOR APPROX 6-8 MINS. LEFT ENG FIRE WARNING CAME ON. REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND FIRE WARNING CEASED. PERFORMED FIRE WARNING CHK AND CHK WAS VALID. OBSERVED LEFT ENG OIL TEMP INDICATION ABOVE RED RADIAL. OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WERE NORMAL. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENG SHUTDOWN PROCS. DECLARED AN EMER, HAD EMER EQUIP STANDING AT DFW AND AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE AT DFW.

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