An air carrier medium large transport had to return land with an engine fire warning.

Attributes
ACN	257980
Time
Date	199312
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bzn
State Reference	MT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial ground : preflight
Route In Use	enroute airway : bzn
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	257980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	257992
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
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
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Took runway for departure. #2 engine did not come up normally. Exited runway and cycled throttle to determine responsiveness. Determined ok. Took runway and ran power up to 70 percent N1 with brakes on. Ok, so we took off. At 3000 ft AGL, got fire indication, pulled throttle back per SOP and indication went out. Returned to bzn at reduced power setting. Declared an emergency due to urgency of situation. Landed without further incident. Problem determined to be a bleed leak between engine and starter. Supplemental information from acn 257992: cockpit resource management really helps in these busy sits. We made sure to fly first and do everything else second.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG HAD TO RETURN LAND WITH AN ENG FIRE WARNING.

Narrative: TOOK RWY FOR DEP. #2 ENG DID NOT COME UP NORMALLY. EXITED RWY AND CYCLED THROTTLE TO DETERMINE RESPONSIVENESS. DETERMINED OK. TOOK RWY AND RAN PWR UP TO 70 PERCENT N1 WITH BRAKES ON. OK, SO WE TOOK OFF. AT 3000 FT AGL, GOT FIRE INDICATION, PULLED THROTTLE BACK PER SOP AND INDICATION WENT OUT. RETURNED TO BZN AT REDUCED PWR SETTING. DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO URGENCY OF SIT. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PROB DETERMINED TO BE A BLEED LEAK BTWN ENG AND STARTER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 257992: COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT REALLY HELPS IN THESE BUSY SITS. WE MADE SURE TO FLY FIRST AND DO EVERYTHING ELSE SECOND.

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.