What happened
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(-23)On 4/27/2000, at 0710 CDT, ATR42300, being operated by simmons airlines as American eagle fligth 374, as a revenue fligth from Champaign willard airport to chicago o'hara airport, experienced a fire warning indication for the left engine just after takoeoff. Flight conditions at the time were VFR. The pilot in command reduced power on the left engine, and turned to return to the airport. The fire warning light then went out, the pilot in command elected to feather the propeller and shut down the engine and notified the tower he was returning. The aircraft landed without further incident and taxied to the terminal. 46 passengers and 3 crew members were deplaned without incident. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON 4/27/2000, AT 0710 CDT, ATR42300, BEING OPERATED BY SIMMONS AIRLINES AS AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGTH 374, AS A REVENUE FLIGTH FROM CHAMPAIGN WILLARD AIRPORT TO CHICAGO O'HARA AIRPORT, EXPERIENCED A FIRE WARNING INDICATION FOR THE LEFT ENGINE JUST AFTER TAKOEOFF. FLIGHT CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE VFR. THE PILOT IN COMMAND REDUCED POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE, AND TURNED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT THEN WENT OUT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND NOTIFIED THE TOWER HE WAS RETURNING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL. 46 PASSENGERS AND 3 CREW MEMBERS WERE DEPLANED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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