Helicopter crew shut down 1 engine when they received a fire warning.

Attributes
ACN	84974
Time
Date	198803
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : acy
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v229
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	84974
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was PIC of a helicopter. At approximately XA45 local time I was on a routine IFR flight from lga to acy inbound on V229 to acy IMC. At this time I observed a rapid 40% increase on my #2 engine torque. At this time my immediate action was to retard the #2 engine power level and xchk all other engine instruments to verify a possible high side governor failure. Following reduction of #2 engine power lever, I received a fire warning horn, light and illumination of the engine #2 t-handle. Engine fire shut down procedures were performed at this time. Fire light extinguished west/O fire bottle discharge. I notified ATC of my fire warning and proceeded on radar vectors to acy single engine, executed and ILS approach to runway 13 followed by a running landing, cleared the runway and immediately had my copilot discharge my 2 passenger. At this time #1 engine was shut down and crash rescue personnel removed engine cowl. After inspection no sign of fire was found.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELICOPTER CREW SHUT DOWN 1 ENGINE WHEN THEY RECEIVED A FIRE WARNING.

Narrative: I WAS PIC OF A HELI. AT APPROX XA45 LCL TIME I WAS ON A ROUTINE IFR FLT FROM LGA TO ACY INBND ON V229 TO ACY IMC. AT THIS TIME I OBSERVED A RAPID 40% INCREASE ON MY #2 ENG TORQUE. AT THIS TIME MY IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS TO RETARD THE #2 ENG PWR LEVEL AND XCHK ALL OTHER ENG INSTRUMENTS TO VERIFY A POSSIBLE HIGH SIDE GOVERNOR FAILURE. FOLLOWING REDUCTION OF #2 ENG PWR LEVER, I RECEIVED A FIRE WARNING HORN, LIGHT AND ILLUMINATION OF THE ENG #2 T-HANDLE. ENG FIRE SHUT DOWN PROCS WERE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED W/O FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGE. I NOTIFIED ATC OF MY FIRE WARNING AND PROCEEDED ON RADAR VECTORS TO ACY SINGLE ENG, EXECUTED AND ILS APCH TO RWY 13 FOLLOWED BY A RUNNING LNDG, CLRED THE RWY AND IMMEDIATELY HAD MY COPLT DISCHARGE MY 2 PAX. AT THIS TIME #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND CRASH RESCUE PERSONNEL REMOVED ENG COWL. AFTER INSPECTION NO SIGN OF FIRE WAS FOUND.

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.