Narrative:

A few seconds after takeoff and gear retraction, a moderate boom and shaking of the aircraft was heard and felt by all 3 crew members. I immediately saw the ouertemp light on #2 engine and then saw light go out as captain pulled throttle to idle. I checked electrical and hydraulic panel (ok) and then returned attention to forward panel, watching engine instruments and captain's efforts to gain altitude and airspeed. All going well as tower was told of desire to circle and return to land on same runway. The engine continued to run at idle with normal indications and there was never a fire warning in cockpit. On downwind leg, first officer noticed egt begin to rise rapidly again so engine was shut down and appropriate checklist read. 2 engine approach and landing checklist was also read and a visual approach and landing was made with no further problem. Touchdown and braking were light, reversing (1 and 3) normal and turnoff made a highspd about 2/3 way down runway and aircraft stopped well clear of runway. Captain asked for fire crew to inspect #2 engine. They reported small flame in tailcone which they snuffed and first officer fired one bottle. Captain intended to resume taxiing to gate to deplane passenger when a member of fire crew said there were flames around l-hand main gear and passenger should evacuate/evacuation. One brake unit was new and pilot crew not surprised at some smoke, but doubted fire report. However, the report was repeated, so captain ordered evacuate/evacuation. 285 people went out 7 exits in 2 mins or less.. The 8 flight attendants did good job including blocking use of 3R (dc- 10-10) where wind had twisted the long double-length overwing slide. First officer and so checked the cabin, captain remained on radio, received word all was secure and crew remained aboard and rode tow back to terminal gate while assessing and discussing event. 4 passenger received minor injuries. Inspection of plane showed seized N1 in #2 engine and no oil. No damage or fire signs found at l-hand main. Supplemental information from acn 275381: I queried him on the 'flames.' he repeated what he had told us -- I had no alternative but to initiate the evacuate/evacuation. I suspect residual heat from our takeoff roll and short airborne time to be the reason for the wheel well problem. I used what I consider, 'light braking' on our rollout.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EVACED AFTER A RETURN LAND.

Narrative: A FEW SECONDS AFTER TKOF AND GEAR RETRACTION, A MODERATE BOOM AND SHAKING OF THE ACFT WAS HEARD AND FELT BY ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS. I IMMEDIATELY SAW THE OUERTEMP LIGHT ON #2 ENG AND THEN SAW LIGHT GO OUT AS CAPT PULLED THROTTLE TO IDLE. I CHKED ELECTRICAL AND HYD PANEL (OK) AND THEN RETURNED ATTN TO FORWARD PANEL, WATCHING ENG INSTS AND CAPT'S EFFORTS TO GAIN ALT AND AIRSPD. ALL GOING WELL AS TWR WAS TOLD OF DESIRE TO CIRCLE AND RETURN TO LAND ON SAME RWY. THE ENG CONTINUED TO RUN AT IDLE WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS AND THERE WAS NEVER A FIRE WARNING IN COCKPIT. ON DOWNWIND LEG, FO NOTICED EGT BEGIN TO RISE RAPIDLY AGAIN SO ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND APPROPRIATE CHKLIST READ. 2 ENG APCH AND LNDG CHKLIST WAS ALSO READ AND A VISUAL APCH AND LNDG WAS MADE WITH NO FURTHER PROB. TOUCHDOWN AND BRAKING WERE LIGHT, REVERSING (1 AND 3) NORMAL AND TURNOFF MADE A HIGHSPD ABOUT 2/3 WAY DOWN RWY AND ACFT STOPPED WELL CLR OF RWY. CAPT ASKED FOR FIRE CREW TO INSPECT #2 ENG. THEY RPTED SMALL FLAME IN TAILCONE WHICH THEY SNUFFED AND FO FIRED ONE BOTTLE. CAPT INTENDED TO RESUME TAXIING TO GATE TO DEPLANE PAX WHEN A MEMBER OF FIRE CREW SAID THERE WERE FLAMES AROUND L-HAND MAIN GEAR AND PAX SHOULD EVAC. ONE BRAKE UNIT WAS NEW AND PLT CREW NOT SURPRISED AT SOME SMOKE, BUT DOUBTED FIRE RPT. HOWEVER, THE RPT WAS REPEATED, SO CAPT ORDERED EVAC. 285 PEOPLE WENT OUT 7 EXITS IN 2 MINS OR LESS.. THE 8 FLT ATTENDANTS DID GOOD JOB INCLUDING BLOCKING USE OF 3R (DC- 10-10) WHERE WIND HAD TWISTED THE LONG DOUBLE-LENGTH OVERWING SLIDE. FO AND SO CHKED THE CABIN, CAPT REMAINED ON RADIO, RECEIVED WORD ALL WAS SECURE AND CREW REMAINED ABOARD AND RODE TOW BACK TO TERMINAL GATE WHILE ASSESSING AND DISCUSSING EVENT. 4 PAX RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. INSPECTION OF PLANE SHOWED SEIZED N1 IN #2 ENG AND NO OIL. NO DAMAGE OR FIRE SIGNS FOUND AT L-HAND MAIN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 275381: I QUERIED HIM ON THE 'FLAMES.' HE REPEATED WHAT HE HAD TOLD US -- I HAD NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO INITIATE THE EVAC. I SUSPECT RESIDUAL HEAT FROM OUR TKOF ROLL AND SHORT AIRBORNE TIME TO BE THE REASON FOR THE WHEEL WELL PROB. I USED WHAT I CONSIDER, 'LIGHT BRAKING' ON OUR ROLLOUT.

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.