Narrative:

At 800', #1 engine failed with a loud bang and N1/N2 decreasing. Since the takeoff was made with the ignition in the override position, no emergency action items were necessary. The first officer was in the process of switching to departure control when this occurred. I asked him to go back to the tower frequency and squawk 7700. We declared an emergency with the tower and started a left turn to return to the airport. I flew the aircraft while the first officer performed the checklist. He noticed a high egt on the #1 engine, so the shutdown checklist was accomplished. The engine fuel control lever for that engine was shut off. At no time was there any indication of a fire. The tower gave us a heading for runway 27. I had the first officer request the ILS frequencys, and set them into the VHF navs. With the runway in sight, I called for the gear and flap extensions, and a normal engine out landing was accomplished. As we cleared the runway the tower advised us that the #1 engine was on fire. This was the first indication of any fire that we had. The first officer pulled the #1 fire T handle and discharged the bottle. I called for the evacuate/evacuation checklist and made a passenger announcement: 'evacuate/evacuation the aircraft from the right side.' the fire department was at the aircraft immediately as it came to a stop. The evacuate/evacuation was made from both forward doors and a right overwing hatch. The F/a at the left forward door had determined that the exit was safe to use and would expedite the evacuate/evacuation. I walked to the rear of the aircraft and checked that everyone had departed, and then exited from the left forward door.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ENGINE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF. EMERGENCY DECLARED. RETURN AND LAND. ENGINE FIRE REPORTED AFTER LNDG. EMERGENCY EVACUATION.

Narrative: AT 800', #1 ENG FAILED WITH A LOUD BANG AND N1/N2 DECREASING. SINCE THE TKOF WAS MADE WITH THE IGNITION IN THE OVERRIDE POS, NO EMER ACTION ITEMS WERE NECESSARY. THE F/O WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SWITCHING TO DEP CTL WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I ASKED HIM TO GO BACK TO THE TWR FREQ AND SQUAWK 7700. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH THE TWR AND STARTED A LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO THE ARPT. I FLEW THE ACFT WHILE THE F/O PERFORMED THE CHKLIST. HE NOTICED A HIGH EGT ON THE #1 ENG, SO THE SHUTDOWN CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE ENG FUEL CONTROL LEVER FOR THAT ENG WAS SHUT OFF. AT NO TIME WAS THERE ANY INDICATION OF A FIRE. THE TWR GAVE US A HDG FOR RWY 27. I HAD THE F/O REQUEST THE ILS FREQS, AND SET THEM INTO THE VHF NAVS. WITH THE RWY IN SIGHT, I CALLED FOR THE GEAR AND FLAP EXTENSIONS, AND A NORMAL ENG OUT LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AS WE CLRED THE RWY THE TWR ADVISED US THAT THE #1 ENG WAS ON FIRE. THIS WAS THE FIRST INDICATION OF ANY FIRE THAT WE HAD. THE F/O PULLED THE #1 FIRE T HANDLE AND DISCHARGED THE BOTTLE. I CALLED FOR THE EVAC CHKLIST AND MADE A PAX ANNOUNCEMENT: 'EVAC THE ACFT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE.' THE FIRE DEPT WAS AT THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY AS IT CAME TO A STOP. THE EVAC WAS MADE FROM BOTH FORWARD DOORS AND A RIGHT OVERWING HATCH. THE F/A AT THE LEFT FORWARD DOOR HAD DETERMINED THAT THE EXIT WAS SAFE TO USE AND WOULD EXPEDITE THE EVAC. I WALKED TO THE REAR OF THE ACFT AND CHKED THAT EVERYONE HAD DEPARTED, AND THEN EXITED FROM THE LEFT FORWARD DOOR.

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.