MD11 flight crew has center engine fire during start at mem. Aircraft is evacuate/evacuationed.

Attributes
ACN	561465
Time
Date	200209
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	561465
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated controller : issued advisory flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On pushback, after normal engine start, ground/maintenance personnel were cleared off aircraft. #2 engine anti-ice disagreement light came on. While troubleshooting, ground control called and informed us the #2 engine had 'torched.' looked at #2 engine and it was rolling back, no other indication. An aircraft taxiing behind our aircraft said #2 engine was on fire (no indication in cockpit). Shut down #2 engine, pulled fire handle and discharged agent in accordance with the checklist. Another aircraft then called on radio and said engine was 'still burning and we needed to get out of the aircraft.' (no indication of fire in cockpit.) we then called for fire trucks, ran the ground evacuate/evacuation checklist, and evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft via the slide at door 1L. No injuries to any personnel, and fire was apparently in tail pipe of engine. No visible damage to the aircraft. Never was any indication of fire in the cockpit. But figured the pilots talking/calling us on the radio probably were not joking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 FLC HAS CTR ENG FIRE DURING START AT MEM. ACFT IS EVACED.

Narrative: ON PUSHBACK, AFTER NORMAL ENG START, GND/MAINT PERSONNEL WERE CLRED OFF ACFT. #2 ENG ANTI-ICE DISAGREEMENT LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, GND CTL CALLED AND INFORMED US THE #2 ENG HAD 'TORCHED.' LOOKED AT #2 ENG AND IT WAS ROLLING BACK, NO OTHER INDICATION. AN ACFT TAXIING BEHIND OUR ACFT SAID #2 ENG WAS ON FIRE (NO INDICATION IN COCKPIT). SHUT DOWN #2 ENG, PULLED FIRE HANDLE AND DISCHARGED AGENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHKLIST. ANOTHER ACFT THEN CALLED ON RADIO AND SAID ENG WAS 'STILL BURNING AND WE NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE ACFT.' (NO INDICATION OF FIRE IN COCKPIT.) WE THEN CALLED FOR FIRE TRUCKS, RAN THE GND EVAC CHKLIST, AND EVACED THE ACFT VIA THE SLIDE AT DOOR 1L. NO INJURIES TO ANY PERSONNEL, AND FIRE WAS APPARENTLY IN TAIL PIPE OF ENG. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. NEVER WAS ANY INDICATION OF FIRE IN THE COCKPIT. BUT FIGURED THE PLTS TALKING/CALLING US ON THE RADIO PROBABLY WERE NOT JOKING.

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.