B737-800 captain reported a left engine fire during taxi out first alerted by ground control. Engine...

Attributes
ACN	1541803
Time
Date	201805
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Total 18000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On taxi out; ground control told us the aircraft behind us said our left engine was on fire. At [the] same time flight attendants called to say passengers reported left engine was on fire. We had no unusual indications in the cockpit. We shut the engine down and ran the QRH engine tailpipe fire procedure. We requested arff (airport rescue and fire fighting) to check us over and follow us to the gate. I entered the malfunction in the log and the aircraft was taken out of service.I am not sure of why we had the fire or torching; our maintenance department will check the engine over for any leaks or seal issues.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 Captain reported a left engine fire during taxi out first alerted by Ground Control. Engine was shut down and aircraft was taken out of service.

Narrative: On taxi out; ground control told us the aircraft behind us said our left engine was on fire. At [the] same time flight attendants called to say passengers reported left engine was on fire. We had no unusual indications in the cockpit. We shut the engine down and ran the QRH Engine Tailpipe Fire Procedure. We requested ARFF (Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting) to check us over and follow us to the gate. I entered the malfunction in the Log and the aircraft was taken out of service.I am not sure of why we had the fire or torching; our maintenance department will check the engine over for any leaks or seal issues.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

B737-800 captain reported a left engine fire during taxi out first alerted by ground control. Engine was shut down and aircraft was taken out of service.