Flight attendant report, MD82, bos-ord, on takeoff, right engine fire. Return land. Flight canceled.

Attributes
ACN	453533
Time
Date	199910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 0.4 flight attendant time total : 0.4
ASRS Report	453533
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

As I was sitting in my jump seat at (I was flight attendant #4), a passenger next to me asked if I noticed that the engines sounded different. I only noticed a slight decline or lag in takeoff. I was then informed by flight attendant #2 we had a fire in our right engine and would be going back to bos. The captain came over the PA and explained the problem and told the flight attendants to prepare for landing. We did a safety compliance check and then returned to our jump seats. We landed safely and emergency personnel on the ground met our plane. After a few mins, we taxied in to our gate and all passenger and crew deplaned through the forward entry door. I did not see or smell any fire in or outside the cabin. As far as I know, there were no injuries in this occurrence. We were scheduled on a new flight to chicago about 1 1/2 hours later. This occurrence took place within about 1-2 mins after takeoff and we landed within about 5 mins after problem was detected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD82, BOS-ORD, ON TKOF, R ENG FIRE. RETURN LAND. FLT CANCELED.

Narrative: AS I WAS SITTING IN MY JUMP SEAT AT (I WAS FLT ATTENDANT #4), A PAX NEXT TO ME ASKED IF I NOTICED THAT THE ENGS SOUNDED DIFFERENT. I ONLY NOTICED A SLIGHT DECLINE OR LAG IN TKOF. I WAS THEN INFORMED BY FLT ATTENDANT #2 WE HAD A FIRE IN OUR R ENG AND WOULD BE GOING BACK TO BOS. THE CAPT CAME OVER THE PA AND EXPLAINED THE PROB AND TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE FOR LNDG. WE DID A SAFETY COMPLIANCE CHK AND THEN RETURNED TO OUR JUMP SEATS. WE LANDED SAFELY AND EMER PERSONNEL ON THE GND MET OUR PLANE. AFTER A FEW MINS, WE TAXIED IN TO OUR GATE AND ALL PAX AND CREW DEPLANED THROUGH THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. I DID NOT SEE OR SMELL ANY FIRE IN OR OUTSIDE THE CABIN. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THIS OCCURRENCE. WE WERE SCHEDULED ON A NEW FLT TO CHICAGO ABOUT 1 1/2 HRS LATER. THIS OCCURRENCE TOOK PLACE WITHIN ABOUT 1-2 MINS AFTER TKOF AND WE LANDED WITHIN ABOUT 5 MINS AFTER PROB WAS DETECTED.

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.