An air carrier large transport flight crew had to shut down their #2 engine during climb because of a fire warning. The flight crew returned to the airport for a safe landing.

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Attributes
ACN	388017
Time
Date	199712
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
ASRS Report	388017
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After departing runway 31L at jfk, on published SID leaving 3000 ft, captain requested and so set climb thrust. Through approximately 4500 ft, engine #2 fire warning bell rang and light illuminated. Captain commanded engine fire, severe damage or separation checklist. He continued to fly while so and I completed the checklist. We also declared an in-flight emergency and requested vectors to return to land on runway 31R at jfk. The approach and landing phases of the flight as well as taxi were completed without incident and were uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT FLC HAD TO SHUT DOWN THEIR #2 ENG DURING CLB BECAUSE OF A FIRE WARNING. THE FLC RETURNED TO THE ARPT FOR A SAFE LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING RWY 31L AT JFK, ON PUBLISHED SID LEAVING 3000 FT, CAPT REQUESTED AND SO SET CLB THRUST. THROUGH APPROX 4500 FT, ENG #2 FIRE WARNING BELL RANG AND LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPT COMMANDED ENG FIRE, SEVERE DAMAGE OR SEPARATION CHKLIST. HE CONTINUED TO FLY WHILE SO AND I COMPLETED THE CHKLIST. WE ALSO DECLARED AN INFLT EMER AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO RETURN TO LAND ON RWY 31R AT JFK. THE APCH AND LNDG PHASES OF THE FLT AS WELL AS TAXI WERE COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WERE UNEVENTFUL.

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.