In-flight engine fire indication. Emergency declared. Returned and landed then had main gear fire on...

Attributes
ACN	104801
Time
Date	198902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ppt
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ppt tower : hhr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	104801
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
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	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Started to roll runway 04. Gross weight 471,379 #, temperature 76 degrees F. At approximately 50 KTS 'engine fail' light illuminated. We aborted with little brake application. After 180 degree turn we stopped and did a full power runup also engaging automatic throttles. All engine indications normal. Passengers were kept completely informed. Taxied back for takeoff runway 04. At approximately 2500' engine fire light and bell indicated fire on #2 engine. #2 throttle retarded and fire light extinguished. Advised departure we were dumping fuel and returning to ppt. Requested fire equipment to standby for our landing. We landed at maximum landing weight 403,000 #. T/D at 170 KTS (flaps 35 degree reference plus 10 KTS). Normal T/D and normal braking. Taxied to gate and was advised we had fire on left aft truck and center truck. Fire department quickly put out fire. After contacting houston control with 'captain's irregularity report' and speaking with maintenance control with above information we were informed flight was cancelled. Above flight also had acm air carrier inspector from chicago office.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED. RETURNED AND LANDED THEN HAD MAIN GEAR FIRE ON RETURN TO RAMP.

Narrative: STARTED TO ROLL RWY 04. GROSS WT 471,379 #, TEMP 76 DEGS F. AT APPROX 50 KTS 'ENG FAIL' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE ABORTED WITH LITTLE BRAKE APPLICATION. AFTER 180 DEG TURN WE STOPPED AND DID A FULL PWR RUNUP ALSO ENGAGING AUTO THROTTLES. ALL ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL. PAXS WERE KEPT COMPLETELY INFORMED. TAXIED BACK FOR TKOF RWY 04. AT APPROX 2500' ENG FIRE LIGHT AND BELL INDICATED FIRE ON #2 ENG. #2 THROTTLE RETARDED AND FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ADVISED DEP WE WERE DUMPING FUEL AND RETURNING TO PPT. REQUESTED FIRE EQUIPMENT TO STANDBY FOR OUR LNDG. WE LANDED AT MAX LNDG WT 403,000 #. T/D AT 170 KTS (FLAPS 35 DEG REF PLUS 10 KTS). NORMAL T/D AND NORMAL BRAKING. TAXIED TO GATE AND WAS ADVISED WE HAD FIRE ON L AFT TRUCK AND CENTER TRUCK. FIRE DEPT QUICKLY PUT OUT FIRE. AFTER CONTACTING HOUSTON CTL WITH 'CAPT'S IRREGULARITY RPT' AND SPEAKING WITH MAINT CTL WITH ABOVE INFO WE WERE INFORMED FLT WAS CANCELLED. ABOVE FLT ALSO HAD ACM AIR CARRIER INSPECTOR FROM CHICAGO OFFICE.

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.

In-flight engine fire indication. Emergency declared. Returned and landed then had main gear fire on return to ramp.