Narrative:

During climb out, cockpit warning devices indicated the presence of a fire in the #3 engine. Captain instructed the first officer to continue flying. I then completed the engine fire checklist with the captain. Upon completion, the cockpit warning devices no longer indicated the presence of a fire. I also completed the 1 engine inoperative follow-up checklist with the captain. First officer maneuvered the aircraft for a left base leg for runway 16L. Captain took control of the aircraft. The aircraft was configured for a flaps 30 degrees landing. Touchdown was accomplished on speed approximately 1000 ft from the approach end of the runway. Ground spoilers deployed on touchdown. Captain applied reverse thrust to the #1 and #2 engines. As the aircraft slowed to approximately 100 KIAS, captain applied wheel braking. The aircraft continued on a normal rollout on the centerline of the runway. Tower advised that taxiway C was blocked. We were instructed to stop on the runway in order to allow the emergency crews to inspect the aircraft. The aircraft came to a stop approximately 1000 ft from the departure end of the runway. After approximately 15 mins, tower advised that the emergency crew had reported that #3 engine appeared normal. Tower cleared us to make a 180 degree turn on the runway to taxi back to the gate. We applied power to the #1 and #2 engines. The aircraft did not move. Captain asked the tower if there were chocks under our wheels. Tower came back and said no. We applied power again. Again, the aircraft would not move. We advised the tower that we could not taxi. We requested a mechanic and contacted the air carrier maintenance coordinator. The maintenance coordinator advised that the aircraft should not be towed because of the risk of damage to the nose gear. The aircraft stayed on the runway for approximately 5 hours. The procedures employed were approved by the maintenance coordinator and carried out by the contract mechanic at rno.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FIRE INDICATION. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT, COCKPIT WARNING DEVICES INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF A FIRE IN THE #3 ENG. CAPT INSTRUCTED THE FO TO CONTINUE FLYING. I THEN COMPLETED THE ENG FIRE CHKLIST WITH THE CAPT. UPON COMPLETION, THE COCKPIT WARNING DEVICES NO LONGER INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF A FIRE. I ALSO COMPLETED THE 1 ENG INOP FOLLOW-UP CHKLIST WITH THE CAPT. FO MANEUVERED THE ACFT FOR A L BASE LEG FOR RWY 16L. CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR A FLAPS 30 DEGS LNDG. TOUCHDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON SPD APPROX 1000 FT FROM THE APCH END OF THE RWY. GND SPOILERS DEPLOYED ON TOUCHDOWN. CAPT APPLIED REVERSE THRUST TO THE #1 AND #2 ENGS. AS THE ACFT SLOWED TO APPROX 100 KIAS, CAPT APPLIED WHEEL BRAKING. THE ACFT CONTINUED ON A NORMAL ROLLOUT ON THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY. TWR ADVISED THAT TXWY C WAS BLOCKED. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO STOP ON THE RWY IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE EMER CREWS TO INSPECT THE ACFT. THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP APPROX 1000 FT FROM THE DEP END OF THE RWY. AFTER APPROX 15 MINS, TWR ADVISED THAT THE EMER CREW HAD RPTED THAT #3 ENG APPEARED NORMAL. TWR CLRED US TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN ON THE RWY TO TAXI BACK TO THE GATE. WE APPLIED PWR TO THE #1 AND #2 ENGS. THE ACFT DID NOT MOVE. CAPT ASKED THE TWR IF THERE WERE CHOCKS UNDER OUR WHEELS. TWR CAME BACK AND SAID NO. WE APPLIED PWR AGAIN. AGAIN, THE ACFT WOULD NOT MOVE. WE ADVISED THE TWR THAT WE COULD NOT TAXI. WE REQUESTED A MECH AND CONTACTED THE ACR MAINT COORDINATOR. THE MAINT COORDINATOR ADVISED THAT THE ACFT SHOULD NOT BE TOWED BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR. THE ACFT STAYED ON THE RWY FOR APPROX 5 HRS. THE PROCS EMPLOYED WERE APPROVED BY THE MAINT COORDINATOR AND CARRIED OUT BY THE CONTRACT MECH AT RNO.

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.