MD80 returns to departure airport after successfully extinguished engine fire warning.

Attributes
ACN	758140
Time
Date	200709
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : 8.5 flight attendant time total : 8.5 flight attendant time type : 95
ASRS Report	758140
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine fire warning
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff I could hear 'fire; left engine.' the captain let us know we were going back and would land in 5 mins. I could tell after the 5 mins we were circling but did not know why at the time. The captain said we would land shortly and did not expect to have an emergency evacuate/evacuation but to be prepared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 RETURNS TO DEP ARPT AFTER SUCCESSFULLY EXTINGUISHED ENGINE FIRE WARNING.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF I COULD HEAR 'FIRE; L ENG.' THE CAPT LET US KNOW WE WERE GOING BACK AND WOULD LAND IN 5 MINS. I COULD TELL AFTER THE 5 MINS WE WERE CIRCLING BUT DID NOT KNOW WHY AT THE TIME. THE CAPT SAID WE WOULD LAND SHORTLY AND DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE AN EMER EVAC BUT TO BE PREPARED.

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.