Narrative:

Our flight from cid-ord pushed from the gate at XA25 local. ATC then notified us of a wheels up time of XA45. We started engines at XA38 and taxied to runway 27. While parked in holding pad for runway 27, we were cleared to taxi into position and hold on runway 27. Seconds after the captain advanced throttles, the #2 engine fire warning light illuminated. The engine was shut down and the first extinguisher bottle was discharged. Tower was notified to send fire trucks. Tower said no smoke or fire was observed. After 30 seconds, the fire handle was still illuminated, so the second fire bottle was discharged. Captain asked flight attendant if she could see fire or smoke from #2 engine and she said no. #2 fire handle remained illuminated, and a cabin evacuate/evacuation was ordered. Evacuate/evacuation was orderly and without injury. Fireman told us they could see no visible damage to the #2 engine. Supplemental information from acn 314477: the first officer and myself secured the aircraft, after a quick run through the cabin to make sure everyone was out I was the last person to exit the aircraft. Doors 1L and 2L were used. Door 1L operated properly. Door 2L slide had to be manually inflated. There were no major injuries. A few people had minor slide burns. At this time visual inspection of the engine cowling area by the fire crew, was not clear if we actually had a fire or not.

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Title: EMER DECLARED -- GND FIRE -- ACR HAS A FIRE INDICATION ON THE #2 ENG.

Narrative: OUR FLT FROM CID-ORD PUSHED FROM THE GATE AT XA25 LCL. ATC THEN NOTIFIED US OF A WHEELS UP TIME OF XA45. WE STARTED ENGS AT XA38 AND TAXIED TO RWY 27. WHILE PARKED IN HOLDING PAD FOR RWY 27, WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 27. SECONDS AFTER THE CAPT ADVANCED THROTTLES, THE #2 ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FIRST EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. TWR WAS NOTIFIED TO SEND FIRE TRUCKS. TWR SAID NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS OBSERVED. AFTER 30 SECONDS, THE FIRE HANDLE WAS STILL ILLUMINATED, SO THE SECOND FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. CAPT ASKED FLT ATTENDANT IF SHE COULD SEE FIRE OR SMOKE FROM #2 ENG AND SHE SAID NO. #2 FIRE HANDLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED, AND A CABIN EVAC WAS ORDERED. EVAC WAS ORDERLY AND WITHOUT INJURY. FIREMAN TOLD US THEY COULD SEE NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 314477: THE FO AND MYSELF SECURED THE ACFT, AFTER A QUICK RUN THROUGH THE CABIN TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS OUT I WAS THE LAST PERSON TO EXIT THE ACFT. DOORS 1L AND 2L WERE USED. DOOR 1L OPERATED PROPERLY. DOOR 2L SLIDE HAD TO BE MANUALLY INFLATED. THERE WERE NO MAJOR INJURIES. A FEW PEOPLE HAD MINOR SLIDE BURNS. AT THIS TIME VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENG COWLING AREA BY THE FIRE CREW, WAS NOT CLR IF WE ACTUALLY HAD A FIRE OR NOT.

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.