Narrative:

Flight initiated a maximum power takeoff on runway with a subsequent left turn to a 270 degree heading. Prior to rollout; at or about 1000 ft AGL; a loud bang (thud); was heard from the left side of aircraft; accompanied by a left roll; yaw and vibration. A brief moment later left engine fire warning annunciated; followed by smoke and fumes in the cockpit. Crew; while still on tower frequency; declared an emergency and requested fire and rescue personnel. In visual conditions the aircraft was maneuvered to a left downwind for runway; while the left engine was being shut down. Left engine fire warning indications remained illuminated; with the engine shut down and both fire bottles dispensed. Crew completed an uneventful single engine approach and overweight (approximately 211000 pounds) landing. Crew received verification from tower; with concurrence from other aircraft and rescue personnel; that no fire was present on our aircraft. Aircraft was stopped and shutdown on the runway and no evacuate/evacuation initiated. Aircraft subsequently towed to gate and passenger deplaned. Supplemental information from acn 741174: winds were 180 degrees at 8 KTS temperature was around 22-26 degrees C; visibility was good; and the aircraft weight was around 217000 pounds. My leg; we used maximum power for the takeoff due to the tailwind. Around 1000 ft AGL we hear a loud bang and the aircraft flinches to the left. I thought we hit something. Smoke started coming in through the air conditioning so I donned my oxygen mask (which broke my ear piece and made it hard to hear until I turned the speaker up). Supplemental information from acn 741190: the captain notified us that the left engine had 'exploded' and was on fire and we would be returning and making an emergency landing and possibly have to evacuate/evacuation. The whole episode took 7 mins from takeoff to landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 EXPERIENCED ENG FIRE/FAILURE ON CLIMBOUT. FLT CREW DECLARED EMER; EXTINGUISHED ENG FIRE AND RETURNED FOR OVERWEIGHT LNDG.

Narrative: FLT INITIATED A MAX PWR TKOF ON RWY WITH A SUBSEQUENT L TURN TO A 270 DEG HDG. PRIOR TO ROLLOUT; AT OR ABOUT 1000 FT AGL; A LOUD BANG (THUD); WAS HEARD FROM THE L SIDE OF ACFT; ACCOMPANIED BY A L ROLL; YAW AND VIBRATION. A BRIEF MOMENT LATER L ENG FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATED; FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. CREW; WHILE STILL ON TWR FREQ; DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL. IN VISUAL CONDITIONS THE ACFT WAS MANEUVERED TO A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY; WHILE THE L ENG WAS BEING SHUT DOWN. L ENG FIRE WARNING INDICATIONS REMAINED ILLUMINATED; WITH THE ENG SHUT DOWN AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES DISPENSED. CREW COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG APCH AND OVERWT (APPROX 211000 LBS) LNDG. CREW RECEIVED VERIFICATION FROM TWR; WITH CONCURRENCE FROM OTHER ACFT AND RESCUE PERSONNEL; THAT NO FIRE WAS PRESENT ON OUR ACFT. ACFT WAS STOPPED AND SHUTDOWN ON THE RWY AND NO EVAC INITIATED. ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO GATE AND PAX DEPLANED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 741174: WINDS WERE 180 DEGS AT 8 KTS TEMP WAS AROUND 22-26 DEGS C; VISIBILITY WAS GOOD; AND THE ACFT WT WAS AROUND 217000 LBS. MY LEG; WE USED MAX PWR FOR THE TKOF DUE TO THE TAILWIND. AROUND 1000 FT AGL WE HEAR A LOUD BANG AND THE ACFT FLINCHES TO THE L. I THOUGHT WE HIT SOMETHING. SMOKE STARTED COMING IN THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING SO I DONNED MY OXYGEN MASK (WHICH BROKE MY EAR PIECE AND MADE IT HARD TO HEAR UNTIL I TURNED THE SPEAKER UP). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 741190: THE CAPT NOTIFIED US THAT THE L ENG HAD 'EXPLODED' AND WAS ON FIRE AND WE WOULD BE RETURNING AND MAKING AN EMER LNDG AND POSSIBLY HAVE TO EVAC. THE WHOLE EPISODE TOOK 7 MINS FROM TKOF TO LNDG.

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.