Narrative:

After our engine fire warning we made an overweight landing. After landing the crash fire rescue equipment trucks parked around us to check for any fire. They confirmed there was no fire and we were ready to taxi to the gate. We had a very hard time trying to communicate with them. We could not get them to move so we could taxi. Because of the fire trucks around the airplane we had to keep the brakes parked. After 30 mins the thermal fuse plugs blew in the left wheels. If we had been able to get the fire trucks to move we could have released the brakes and taxied in to the gate and the fuse plugs would not have blown. Supplemental information from acn 330922: aircraft took off runway 30R stl. We weighed 106100 pounds. At approximately 800 ft fire warning light came on the right engine. We declared an emergency. Climbed to 3000 ft MSL on a heading of 335 degrees. First officer was flying. I took the aircraft and told him to accomplish the engine fire checklist. At idle power the warning light went out. Tower now had us on a downwind for runway 24. We finished engine fire checklist and started single engine checklist. At this point we were abeam the marker and tower turned us in and cleared us for a visual. We really were not ready to land, but I could see the runway and decided I could make a safe landing. At about 800 ft we were still high, on speed, we had 2 engines running, 1 at idle, and I decided to use 50 flaps. We missed arming the spoilers and did not manually use them on touchdown. We stopped on the runway about 75 yds from the end to let the fire trucks check for fire. We could not communicate with the fire trucks except to hear them tell ground everything looked normal. We wanted to taxi to the gate but they were sitting in front of us and would not move. The brakes were parked and the thermal fuse plugs melted on the left side. This happened about 30 mins after landing. Both left wheels went flat. Looking back, I would slow everything down. I would not accept runway 24 but since we weigh 105000 pounds, I would use runway 30L, the longest runway. This would have taken more time and ensured that all checklists were completed. I would taxi off the runway and not allow the fire trucks to get in front of me.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FIRE WARNING PROMPTED AN OVERWT FORCED LNDG. AFTER LNDG CFR VEHICLES CHK FOR FIRE. THERE WAS NONE, BUT THE FLC COULD NOT CONTACT THE CFR PERSONNEL TO MOVE THE VEHICLES SO THE ACFT COULD TAXI TO THE GATE TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. AFTER 30 MINS WITH THE BRAKES SET THE FUSE PLUGS IN THE L WHEEL BLEW.

Narrative: AFTER OUR ENG FIRE WARNING WE MADE AN OVERWT LNDG. AFTER LNDG THE CFR TRUCKS PARKED AROUND US TO CHK FOR ANY FIRE. THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO FIRE AND WE WERE READY TO TAXI TO THE GATE. WE HAD A VERY HARD TIME TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. WE COULD NOT GET THEM TO MOVE SO WE COULD TAXI. BECAUSE OF THE FIRE TRUCKS AROUND THE AIRPLANE WE HAD TO KEEP THE BRAKES PARKED. AFTER 30 MINS THE THERMAL FUSE PLUGS BLEW IN THE L WHEELS. IF WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO GET THE FIRE TRUCKS TO MOVE WE COULD HAVE RELEASED THE BRAKES AND TAXIED IN TO THE GATE AND THE FUSE PLUGS WOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 330922: ACFT TOOK OFF RWY 30R STL. WE WEIGHED 106100 LBS. AT APPROX 800 FT FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE R ENG. WE DECLARED AN EMER. CLBED TO 3000 FT MSL ON A HDG OF 335 DEGS. FO WAS FLYING. I TOOK THE ACFT AND TOLD HIM TO ACCOMPLISH THE ENG FIRE CHKLIST. AT IDLE PWR THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. TWR NOW HAD US ON A DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24. WE FINISHED ENG FIRE CHKLIST AND STARTED SINGLE ENG CHKLIST. AT THIS POINT WE WERE ABEAM THE MARKER AND TWR TURNED US IN AND CLRED US FOR A VISUAL. WE REALLY WERE NOT READY TO LAND, BUT I COULD SEE THE RWY AND DECIDED I COULD MAKE A SAFE LNDG. AT ABOUT 800 FT WE WERE STILL HIGH, ON SPEED, WE HAD 2 ENGS RUNNING, 1 AT IDLE, AND I DECIDED TO USE 50 FLAPS. WE MISSED ARMING THE SPOILERS AND DID NOT MANUALLY USE THEM ON TOUCHDOWN. WE STOPPED ON THE RWY ABOUT 75 YDS FROM THE END TO LET THE FIRE TRUCKS CHK FOR FIRE. WE COULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE FIRE TRUCKS EXCEPT TO HEAR THEM TELL GND EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. WE WANTED TO TAXI TO THE GATE BUT THEY WERE SITTING IN FRONT OF US AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE BRAKES WERE PARKED AND THE THERMAL FUSE PLUGS MELTED ON THE L SIDE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 30 MINS AFTER LNDG. BOTH L WHEELS WENT FLAT. LOOKING BACK, I WOULD SLOW EVERYTHING DOWN. I WOULD NOT ACCEPT RWY 24 BUT SINCE WE WEIGH 105000 LBS, I WOULD USE RWY 30L, THE LONGEST RWY. THIS WOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE TIME AND ENSURED THAT ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED. I WOULD TAXI OFF THE RWY AND NOT ALLOW THE FIRE TRUCKS TO GET IN FRONT OF ME.

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.