Narrative:

On takeoff at V1; approximately 140 KTS; the fire bell; light in right handle; fire detector loop light; and right engine loop 'a' lights all came on. I elected to continue the takeoff and after gear retraction informed the tower that we were declaring an emergency; wanted to return immediately for landing; and had a right engine fire indication. We completed the immediate action items; told the tower we were climbing to 4000 ft and entering a right downwind. They asked us to go to departure control frequency; which we did. In the climb we completed the QRH checklist to retarding the right throttle to idle and the fire light went out. There was no high egt or any other indication of fire or engine malfunction; so I elected to operate the engine at idle for the remainder of the flight. We would be landing in less than 4 mins at this point. First officer handled the flying duties and then worked with ATC as I notified the passenger that we were experiencing a malfunction that necessitated a return to land at ZZZ1 and we would speak with them after landing. I asked the flight attendants to prepare the cabin for landing. Then I called the flight attendants and explained we had a right engine fire light; would be on the ground in less than 5 mins; and I did not expect an evacuate/evacuation. We completed the before landing checklist on the mechanical checklist; briefed the approach which we treated as a single engine just in case; so flaps 28 degrees were chosen for landing per the QRH. Our weight was 140000 pounds so this was an overweight landing condition. First officer did an excellent job on the approach and landing was uneventful. We shut down the right engine as we cleared the runway and stopped to be inspected by the fire chief who informed us that there was significant torching on the right engine. They followed us back to the gate and we completed a shutdown checklist. Supplemental information from acn 688630: we set up for a single approach and landing at 14000 pounds; flaps 28 degrees. I rolled out on the extended centerline to ZZZ1 and at 1 DOT low; called for gear down and with 3 green; flaps 28 degrees; clicked off the autoplt and set about 1.45 EPR on the left engine. This produced a slow deceleration on GS and we crossed the threshold at about reference +5 KTS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS FIRE WARNING AFTER V1; THEY CONTINUE THE TKOF; DECLARE AN EMER; PERFORM THE QRH PROCS AND RETURN FOR LNDG.

Narrative: ON TKOF AT V1; APPROX 140 KTS; THE FIRE BELL; LIGHT IN R HANDLE; FIRE DETECTOR LOOP LIGHT; AND R ENG LOOP 'A' LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TKOF AND AFTER GEAR RETRACTION INFORMED THE TWR THAT WE WERE DECLARING AN EMER; WANTED TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY FOR LNDG; AND HAD A R ENG FIRE INDICATION. WE COMPLETED THE IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS; TOLD THE TWR WE WERE CLBING TO 4000 FT AND ENTERING A R DOWNWIND. THEY ASKED US TO GO TO DEP CTL FREQ; WHICH WE DID. IN THE CLB WE COMPLETED THE QRH CHKLIST TO RETARDING THE R THROTTLE TO IDLE AND THE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO HIGH EGT OR ANY OTHER INDICATION OF FIRE OR ENG MALFUNCTION; SO I ELECTED TO OPERATE THE ENG AT IDLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. WE WOULD BE LNDG IN LESS THAN 4 MINS AT THIS POINT. FO HANDLED THE FLYING DUTIES AND THEN WORKED WITH ATC AS I NOTIFIED THE PAX THAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING A MALFUNCTION THAT NECESSITATED A RETURN TO LAND AT ZZZ1 AND WE WOULD SPEAK WITH THEM AFTER LNDG. I ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR LNDG. THEN I CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND EXPLAINED WE HAD A R ENG FIRE LIGHT; WOULD BE ON THE GND IN LESS THAN 5 MINS; AND I DID NOT EXPECT AN EVAC. WE COMPLETED THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST ON THE MECHANICAL CHKLIST; BRIEFED THE APCH WHICH WE TREATED AS A SINGLE ENG JUST IN CASE; SO FLAPS 28 DEGS WERE CHOSEN FOR LNDG PER THE QRH. OUR WT WAS 140000 LBS SO THIS WAS AN OVERWT LNDG CONDITION. FO DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THE APCH AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. WE SHUT DOWN THE R ENG AS WE CLRED THE RWY AND STOPPED TO BE INSPECTED BY THE FIRE CHIEF WHO INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT TORCHING ON THE R ENG. THEY FOLLOWED US BACK TO THE GATE AND WE COMPLETED A SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 688630: WE SET UP FOR A SINGLE APCH AND LNDG AT 14000 LBS; FLAPS 28 DEGS. I ROLLED OUT ON THE EXTENDED CTRLINE TO ZZZ1 AND AT 1 DOT LOW; CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN AND WITH 3 GREEN; FLAPS 28 DEGS; CLICKED OFF THE AUTOPLT AND SET ABOUT 1.45 EPR ON THE L ENG. THIS PRODUCED A SLOW DECELERATION ON GS AND WE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT ABOUT REF +5 KTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.