B727 crew had #3 engine fire warning just after V1 on takeoff at buf.

Attributes
ACN	461015
Time
Date	200001
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog Snow
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : buf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	461015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	460708
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On departure from buf, got #3 engine fire warning, confirmed by engine indications. Secured engine in accordance with checklists and SOP's declared an emergency. Returned to buf for an uneventful landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: crew was flying a B727-200 aircraft. This was a ferry flight from buf to bos. The fire warning was a result of a blown 13TH stage pneumatic air duct. The reporter commented on how well. The crew worked together. All checklist items were accomplished in an unrushed and timely manner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD #3 ENG FIRE WARNING JUST AFTER V1 ON TKOF AT BUF.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM BUF, GOT #3 ENG FIRE WARNING, CONFIRMED BY ENG INDICATIONS. SECURED ENG IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHKLISTS AND SOP'S DECLARED AN EMER. RETURNED TO BUF FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CREW WAS FLYING A B727-200 ACFT. THIS WAS A FERRY FLT FROM BUF TO BOS. THE FIRE WARNING WAS A RESULT OF A BLOWN 13TH STAGE PNEUMATIC AIR DUCT. THE RPTR COMMENTED ON HOW WELL. THE CREW WORKED TOGETHER. ALL CHKLIST ITEMS WERE ACCOMPLISHED IN AN UNRUSHED AND TIMELY MANNER.

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.