Air carrier X engine fire returned to land.

Attributes
ACN	315506
Time
Date	199509
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tower : ord tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	315506
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Air carrier X departed chicago O'hare en route to lansing, mi, with 14 passenger and a crew of 4. About 10 mins after takeoff climbing through 7500 ft MSL, the #1 engine fire warning illuminated and bell sounded off. The #1 engine was shut down and after 10 seconds the #1 fire bottle was discharged. The fire indication was extinguished. The flight attendants were notified of the situation and that we would be returning to ord, and to prepare the cabin as necessary. I asked a flight attendant to inspect the engine cowling area for any fire or smoke, and after a few mins she reported to me that there was no additional fire or smoke. All checklists were completed, and the approach to runway 27L was normal except ord tower rolled a DC10, while we were on a 5 mi final for that runway. This made things very tense for us as now we would have to deal with wake turbulence on a single engine landing. If anything went wrong we would have to do a single engine go around! The rollout was normal, exited runway 27L, and turned onto taxiway M, facing east, just short of taxiway M2. The aircraft was shut down, passenger and crew were bused to terminal. Aircraft was given to maintenance after the required write-ups were made and an inspection of the engine by crash fire rescue equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X ENG FIRE RETURNED TO LAND.

Narrative: ACR X DEPARTED CHICAGO O'HARE ENRTE TO LANSING, MI, WITH 14 PAX AND A CREW OF 4. ABOUT 10 MINS AFTER TKOF CLBING THROUGH 7500 FT MSL, THE #1 ENG FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED AND BELL SOUNDED OFF. THE #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND AFTER 10 SECONDS THE #1 FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE FIRE INDICATION WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE NOTIFIED OF THE SIT AND THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO ORD, AND TO PREPARE THE CABIN AS NECESSARY. I ASKED A FLT ATTENDANT TO INSPECT THE ENG COWLING AREA FOR ANY FIRE OR SMOKE, AND AFTER A FEW MINS SHE RPTED TO ME THAT THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL FIRE OR SMOKE. ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE APCH TO RWY 27L WAS NORMAL EXCEPT ORD TWR ROLLED A DC10, WHILE WE WERE ON A 5 MI FINAL FOR THAT RWY. THIS MADE THINGS VERY TENSE FOR US AS NOW WE WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH WAKE TURB ON A SINGLE ENG LNDG. IF ANYTHING WENT WRONG WE WOULD HAVE TO DO A SINGLE ENG GAR! THE ROLLOUT WAS NORMAL, EXITED RWY 27L, AND TURNED ONTO TXWY M, FACING E, JUST SHORT OF TXWY M2. THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN, PAX AND CREW WERE BUSED TO TERMINAL. ACFT WAS GIVEN TO MAINT AFTER THE REQUIRED WRITE-UPS WERE MADE AND AN INSPECTION OF THE ENG BY CFR.

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