Md-11 flight crew reported engine fire during taxi.

Attributes
ACN	1633089
Time
Date	201904
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 11000 Flight Crew Type 4000
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Started all engines 3; 1; 2 with normal start and normal start parameters. Ran after start checklist and received clearance from ramp control to taxi to spot which was a 180 degree turn from present position. Contacted ground and received taxi instructions to runway. Approaching spot and prior to [first taxiway] received lvl 2 msg engine 2 oil pres lo. Captain informed me to run checklist while bringing aircraft to a stop and to also inform ground we needed to hold position. By time I pulled out checklist to start procedure while also noting number 2 oil pressure gauge going into red; tower informed crew that aircraft behind our aircraft reported flames from rear of aircraft. Tower came right back and informed crew that flames were coming forward of rear area of aircraft and that we needed to immediately evacuate aircraft. Captain shutdown engine; informed me to pull number 2 fire handle; and to discharge fire bottle into number 2 engine. I pulled out evacuation checklist and started to run checklist before we evacuated the cockpit; the captain informed the one jump-seater that we had to evacuate aircraft via the slide. Completed aircraft evacuation checklist and exited cockpit and aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-11 flight crew reported engine fire during taxi.

Narrative: Started all engines 3; 1; 2 with normal start and normal start parameters. Ran after start checklist and received clearance from Ramp Control to taxi to spot which was a 180 degree turn from present position. Contacted ground and received taxi instructions to runway. Approaching spot and prior to [first taxiway] received LVL 2 msg ENG 2 OIL PRES LO. Captain informed me to run checklist while bringing aircraft to a stop and to also inform Ground we needed to hold position. By time I pulled out checklist to start procedure while also noting Number 2 oil pressure gauge going into red; Tower informed crew that aircraft behind our aircraft reported flames from rear of aircraft. Tower came right back and informed crew that flames were coming forward of rear area of aircraft and that we needed to immediately evacuate aircraft. Captain shutdown engine; informed me to pull number 2 fire handle; and to discharge fire bottle into number 2 engine. I pulled out evacuation checklist and started to run checklist before we evacuated the cockpit; the Captain informed the one jump-seater that we had to evacuate aircraft via the slide. Completed aircraft evacuation checklist and exited cockpit and aircraft.

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.