Ground fire - the #2 engine fire on taxi-out requires an evacuation.

Attributes
ACN	300875
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	300875
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On taxi out, and while running the taxi checklist, we noticed 3 faults: 1) amber 'epcu fault' 2) #2 engine anti- ice disagree light 3) engine #2 rmp hydraulic pumps 1 and 2 would not come on line. We attempted manual reset of the hydraulic pumps and engine anti-ice. When this was unsuccessful the first officer contacted maintenance for suggestions. While the first officer was attempting to contact maintenance an aircraft behind us informed ground that we had smoke and fire in the tailpipe of our #2 engine. The captain stopped the aircraft and directed shutdown of #2 engine. The engine fire checklist was used. The captain asked if the same aircraft could confirm engine fire was out. Ground control said that aircraft had gone, but another aircraft confirmed that the fire had not extinguished, and he could see smoke and fire. We had discharged agent 1 to the #2 engine. The purser cabin attendant had been advised that we might possibly have a ground evacuation, but to standby. The captain was advised by ground that the fire department could also see smoke and fire in the #2 engine. The captain directed the ground evacuation checklist, discharged agent 2 to the #2 engine, and ground evacuation was accomplished.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND FIRE - THE #2 ENG FIRE ON TAXI-OUT REQUIRES AN EVACUATION.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT, AND WHILE RUNNING THE TAXI CHKLIST, WE NOTICED 3 FAULTS: 1) AMBER 'EPCU FAULT' 2) #2 ENG ANTI- ICE DISAGREE LIGHT 3) ENG #2 RMP HYD PUMPS 1 AND 2 WOULD NOT COME ON LINE. WE ATTEMPTED MANUAL RESET OF THE HYD PUMPS AND ENG ANTI-ICE. WHEN THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL THE FO CONTACTED MAINT FOR SUGGESTIONS. WHILE THE FO WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT MAINT AN ACFT BEHIND US INFORMED GND THAT WE HAD SMOKE AND FIRE IN THE TAILPIPE OF OUR #2 ENG. THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT AND DIRECTED SHUTDOWN OF #2 ENG. THE ENG FIRE CHKLIST WAS USED. THE CAPT ASKED IF THE SAME ACFT COULD CONFIRM ENG FIRE WAS OUT. GND CTL SAID THAT ACFT HAD GONE, BUT ANOTHER ACFT CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE HAD NOT EXTINGUISHED, AND HE COULD SEE SMOKE AND FIRE. WE HAD DISCHARGED AGENT 1 TO THE #2 ENG. THE PURSER CABIN ATTENDANT HAD BEEN ADVISED THAT WE MIGHT POSSIBLY HAVE A GND EVACUATION, BUT TO STANDBY. THE CAPT WAS ADVISED BY GND THAT THE FIRE DEPT COULD ALSO SEE SMOKE AND FIRE IN THE #2 ENG. THE CAPT DIRECTED THE GND EVACUATION CHKLIST, DISCHARGED AGENT 2 TO THE #2 ENG, AND GND EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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.