An air carrier MD80 flight crew has the right high pressure engine bleed duct rupture with fire and high temperature warnings displayed. Flight crew returned to their takeoff airport and land, overweight, safely.

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Attributes
ACN	344085
Time
Date	199608
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit tower : pit tower : boi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 17800 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	344085
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 other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff at approximately 1000 ft 'right air-conditioning supply temperature high' light illuminated followed by right engine fire light. Right engine fire light extinguished after throttle was reduced. We declared an emergency with equipment standing by. An overweight landing was made with no incident. Maintenance found a ruptured high pressure pneumatic duct on top of the right engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC HAS THE R HIGH PRESSURE ENG BLEED DUCT RUPTURE WITH FIRE AND HIGH TEMP WARNINGS DISPLAYED. FLC RETURNED TO THEIR TKOF ARPT AND LAND, OVERWT, SAFELY.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AT APPROX 1000 FT 'R AIR-CONDITIONING SUPPLY TEMP HIGH' LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY R ENG FIRE LIGHT. R ENG FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER THROTTLE WAS REDUCED. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH EQUIP STANDING BY. AN OVERWT LNDG WAS MADE WITH NO INCIDENT. MAINT FOUND A RUPTURED HIGH PRESSURE PNEUMATIC DUCT ON TOP OF THE R ENG.

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.