What happened
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(-23) The FAA office received a report concerning a Fokker F-27 aircraft operating under scenic airline, inc., which reported a fire indication on the number 2 engine. The flight crew declared an emergency and secured the number 2 in accordance with the flight manual and quick reference handbook (qrh) and then landed without further incident at Merced muni/macready field (mce). The crew elected not to discharge the fire agents into the engine which were due to various reasons; these were being inside the final approach fix with poor visibility, that was caused by the heavy precipitation which the aircraft encountered. Upon landing, the crew stopped the aircraft on the runway and with the "warning horn" and "engine's fire indication light" still continuing to operate. The crew fired the fist fire bottle and started timing procedures. When both fire warning signals failed to extinguish, the second bottle was discharged and then both warning indications were extinguished. The crew then evacuated the passengers onto the runway from the left main cabin door. There were no injuries sustained during this egress.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FAA OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT CONCERNING A FOKKER F-27 AIRCRAFT OPERATING UNDER SCENIC AIRLINE, INC., WHICH REPORTED A FIRE INDICATION ON THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SECURED THE NUMBER 2 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLIGHT MANUAL AND QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH) AND THEN LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT MERCED MUNI/MACREADY FIELD (MCE). THE CREW ELECTED NOT TO DISCHARGE THE FIRE AGENTS INTO THE ENGINE WHICH WERE DUE TO VARIOUS REASONS; THESE WERE BEING INSIDE THE FINAL APPROACH FIX WITH POOR VISIBILITY, THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WHICH THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED. UPON LANDING, THE CREW STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND WITH THE "WARNING HORN" AND "ENGINE'S FIRE INDICATION LIGHT" STILL CONTINUING TO OPERATE. THE CREW FIRED THE FIST FIRE BOTTLE AND STARTED TIMING PROCEDURES. WHEN BOTH FIRE WARNING SIGNALS FAILED TO EXTINGUISH, THE SECOND BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND THEN BOTH WARNING INDICATIONS WERE EXTINGUISHED. THE CREW THEN EVACUATED THE PASSENGERS ONTO THE RUNWAY FROM THE LEFT MAIN CABIN DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THIS EGRESS.
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