B737-800. The gate mechanic reported the #2 engine was on fire. There was no fire warning in the coc...

Attributes
ACN	624753
Time
Date	200407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	624753
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 4420
ASRS Report	624752
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 6
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon arrival at gate after engine shutdown, a mechanic ran into our cockpit to inform us our #2 engine was on fire. He requested we fire the fire bottle. I asked how bad the fire was as we had no warning in the cockpit. He said it was bad so my first officer ran the ground fire checklist as I inform the flight attendant's to keep the deplaning orderly and quick because of a fire. It was also at this time I called fire emergency equipment to assist. The mechanic left and returned saying the extinguisher knocked down the fire, but it was still going. We fired the 2ND bottle just as the fire equipment arrived and put out the fire. The fire crew advised us to evacuate the aircraft, which was done by this time. All passenger exited on their own including our handicapped folks assisted by the flight attendant's. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the crew was flying a B737-800 aircraft. The captain reports there was a tailpipe fire in the #2 engine. The captain had shut down the engine about two minutes before. Crash fire rescue equipment was required to put the fire out. The air carrier replaced the engine. The reporter does not know what went wrong with the engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800. THE GATE MECHANIC RPTED THE #2 ENG WAS ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO FIRE WARNING IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: UPON ARR AT GATE AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN, A MECHANIC RAN INTO OUR COCKPIT TO INFORM US OUR #2 ENG WAS ON FIRE. HE REQUESTED WE FIRE THE FIRE BOTTLE. I ASKED HOW BAD THE FIRE WAS AS WE HAD NO WARNING IN THE COCKPIT. HE SAID IT WAS BAD SO MY FO RAN THE GND FIRE CHECKLIST AS I INFORM THE FA'S TO KEEP THE DEPLANING ORDERLY AND QUICK BECAUSE OF A FIRE. IT WAS ALSO AT THIS TIME I CALLED FIRE EMER EQUIPMENT TO ASSIST. THE MECHANIC LEFT AND RETURNED SAYING THE EXTINGUISHER KNOCKED DOWN THE FIRE, BUT IT WAS STILL GOING. WE FIRED THE 2ND BOTTLE JUST AS THE FIRE EQUIPMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE CREW ADVISED US TO EVACUATE THE ACFT, WHICH WAS DONE BY THIS TIME. ALL PAX EXITED ON THEIR OWN INCLUDING OUR HANDICAPPED FOLKS ASSISTED BY THE FA'S. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE CREW WAS FLYING A B737-800 ACFT. THE CAPT RPTS THERE WAS A TAILPIPE FIRE IN THE #2 ENG. THE CAPT HAD SHUT DOWN THE ENG ABOUT TWO MINUTES BEFORE. CFR WAS REQUIRED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE ACR REPLACED THE ENG. THE RPTR DOES NOT KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE ENG.

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.

B737-800. The gate mechanic reported the #2 engine was on fire. There was no fire warning in the cockpit.