B757 returns to departure airport following an engine fire on climbout.

Attributes
ACN	755560
Time
Date	200709
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	755560
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Right engine caught fire on climb out. We reseated passenger away from overwing exits to the closest forward and aft door exits. We returned to gate at ZZZ; no evacuate/evacuation necessary. After we resat passenger we prepared for landing and took our jumpseats. I looked up the aisle and saw deadhead crew still sitting in overwing exits. Told them again to move out of overwing exit seats. Also briefed an armed passenger who had a handcuffed passenger. I told him we may have to evacuate/evacuation (I don't know their armed passenger policy with handcuffs but wanted him to have a heads up). It all happened so fast. We must have been back on the ground in 8-10 mins. Captain and first officer did a great job to get us down quickly and safely with no incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 RETURNS TO DEP ARPT FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FIRE ON CLIMBOUT.

Narrative: R ENG CAUGHT FIRE ON CLBOUT. WE RESEATED PAX AWAY FROM OVERWING EXITS TO THE CLOSEST FORWARD AND AFT DOOR EXITS. WE RETURNED TO GATE AT ZZZ; NO EVAC NECESSARY. AFTER WE RESAT PAX WE PREPARED FOR LNDG AND TOOK OUR JUMPSEATS. I LOOKED UP THE AISLE AND SAW DEADHEAD CREW STILL SITTING IN OVERWING EXITS. TOLD THEM AGAIN TO MOVE OUT OF OVERWING EXIT SEATS. ALSO BRIEFED AN ARMED PAX WHO HAD A HANDCUFFED PAX. I TOLD HIM WE MAY HAVE TO EVAC (I DON'T KNOW THEIR ARMED PAX POLICY WITH HANDCUFFS BUT WANTED HIM TO HAVE A HEADS UP). IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST. WE MUST HAVE BEEN BACK ON THE GND IN 8-10 MINS. CAPT AND FO DID A GREAT JOB TO GET US DOWN QUICKLY AND SAFELY WITH NO INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.