Light transport has engine fire warning activate on departure.

Attributes
ACN	269828
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord tower : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	BAe 146 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 21000
ASRS Report	269828
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On departure, #2 engine fire warning activated. We secured the engine and performed the emergency checklist items. We returned to ord where we landed normally except we were 2000 pounds over maximum landing weight. After clearing the runway the first officer and the ground fire personnel were directed to visually inspect the engine. There were no signs of fire so we taxied to the gate. We had the fire trucks follow us to the gate and release them, after aircraft deplaned. The mechanic found 1 thermo-couple burned up from a leak from the burner can. While everyone did their job, it seemed that I had no direct communications with the crash fire rescue equipment crew. It would be nice to isolate the flight crew, the crash fire rescue equipment crew, and the tower or ground on 1 frequency for better communications.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT HAS ENG FIRE WARNING ACTIVATE ON DEP.

Narrative: ON DEP, #2 ENG FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED. WE SECURED THE ENG AND PERFORMED THE EMER CHKLIST ITEMS. WE RETURNED TO ORD WHERE WE LANDED NORMALLY EXCEPT WE WERE 2000 LBS OVER MAXIMUM LNDG WT. AFTER CLRING THE RWY THE FO AND THE GND FIRE PERSONNEL WERE DIRECTED TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE ENG. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FIRE SO WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. WE HAD THE FIRE TRUCKS FOLLOW US TO THE GATE AND RELEASE THEM, AFTER ACFT DEPLANED. THE MECH FOUND 1 THERMO-COUPLE BURNED UP FROM A LEAK FROM THE BURNER CAN. WHILE EVERYONE DID THEIR JOB, IT SEEMED THAT I HAD NO DIRECT COMS WITH THE CFR CREW. IT WOULD BE NICE TO ISOLATE THE FLC, THE CFR CREW, AND THE TWR OR GND ON 1 FREQ FOR BETTER COMS.

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.