Narrative:

I was sitting in 4R jump seat awaiting the 2ND chime when a loud metallic clang sound occurred. I looked at the #2 flight attendant, and asked 'what was that?' a few moments later there was a popping sound, followed by a stalled right engine. I said to the #2 flight attendant we have lost the right engine? The plane lost altitude briefly and then regained. The #1 flight attendant called and asked if we were ok? While we were on the intercom our captain came on the intercom and told us (flight attendants) we were returning to make landing due to a right engine problem. We were still in jump seats when a call light came on. #2 flight attendant and I went to see what the young lady needed. She was pale and nauseated. We placed cold towels and placed the air vent on her. Also gave her a bag if she needed it. The young lady's color came back to normal and we returned to our jump seats after doing a safety checks. Captain announced over the PA system that we were returning to land. We had likely taken in a 'bird' in the right engine. He stated not to be alarmed to see fire trucks and emergency vehicles upon landing. We landed safely and taxied to the gate without incident. All passenger left by the jet bridge. Perceptions: I feel that it was not a bird, but something of a metallic nature that hit the right engine. I was unaware of any fire or smoke at any time. Only after landing was I made aware there was a fire in the right engine. A passenger (a man who wrote for painted horses magazine) told me he knew we were in real trouble when he saw the right engine on fire. 3 service mgrs met our plane to check on us, and they also informed us that someone on the ground (I believe another flight attendant had witnessed the flames from the right engine). The flight attendant called the 'mod' office and reported the incident. As far as I know all passenger were boarded in another B757 by our original crew and we left for las vega without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED THAT THE ACFT HAD A R ENG FAILURE DURING TKOF AND RETURNED TO DFW.

Narrative: I WAS SITTING IN 4R JUMP SEAT AWAITING THE 2ND CHIME WHEN A LOUD METALLIC CLANG SOUND OCCURRED. I LOOKED AT THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT, AND ASKED 'WHAT WAS THAT?' A FEW MOMENTS LATER THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND, FOLLOWED BY A STALLED R ENG. I SAID TO THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT WE HAVE LOST THE R ENG? THE PLANE LOST ALT BRIEFLY AND THEN REGAINED. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND ASKED IF WE WERE OK? WHILE WE WERE ON THE INTERCOM OUR CAPT CAME ON THE INTERCOM AND TOLD US (FLT ATTENDANTS) WE WERE RETURNING TO MAKE LNDG DUE TO A R ENG PROB. WE WERE STILL IN JUMP SEATS WHEN A CALL LIGHT CAME ON. #2 FLT ATTENDANT AND I WENT TO SEE WHAT THE YOUNG LADY NEEDED. SHE WAS PALE AND NAUSEATED. WE PLACED COLD TOWELS AND PLACED THE AIR VENT ON HER. ALSO GAVE HER A BAG IF SHE NEEDED IT. THE YOUNG LADY'S COLOR CAME BACK TO NORMAL AND WE RETURNED TO OUR JUMP SEATS AFTER DOING A SAFETY CHKS. CAPT ANNOUNCED OVER THE PA SYS THAT WE WERE RETURNING TO LAND. WE HAD LIKELY TAKEN IN A 'BIRD' IN THE R ENG. HE STATED NOT TO BE ALARMED TO SEE FIRE TRUCKS AND EMER VEHICLES UPON LNDG. WE LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALL PAX LEFT BY THE JET BRIDGE. PERCEPTIONS: I FEEL THAT IT WAS NOT A BIRD, BUT SOMETHING OF A METALLIC NATURE THAT HIT THE R ENG. I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY FIRE OR SMOKE AT ANY TIME. ONLY AFTER LNDG WAS I MADE AWARE THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE R ENG. A PAX (A MAN WHO WROTE FOR PAINTED HORSES MAGAZINE) TOLD ME HE KNEW WE WERE IN REAL TROUBLE WHEN HE SAW THE R ENG ON FIRE. 3 SVC MGRS MET OUR PLANE TO CHK ON US, AND THEY ALSO INFORMED US THAT SOMEONE ON THE GND (I BELIEVE ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT HAD WITNESSED THE FLAMES FROM THE R ENG). THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE 'MOD' OFFICE AND RPTED THE INCIDENT. AS FAR AS I KNOW ALL PAX WERE BOARDED IN ANOTHER B757 BY OUR ORIGINAL CREW AND WE LEFT FOR LAS VEGA WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.