DC10 on taxi experienced #1 engine fire and returned to gate.

Attributes
ACN	411747
Time
Date	199807
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bda
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	411747
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During taxi out the captain called the purser via the interphone. Purser informed all flight attendants there was an engine fire in the #1 engine and to go to your assigned exits and wait further instructions. The aircraft returned to the gate. Passenger remained onboard approximately 30-45 mins before deplaning via the ramp stands. There were no injuries, just a few shaken passenger. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the captain kept the passenger informed throughout the emergency as to the nature of the mechanical which helped to keep the passenger calm. The aircraft taxied back to the gate area. Bda has no jetways which is the reason ramp stands were the means used to deplane the passenger. Reporter felt the incident was handled well by the captain. Reporter stated that if the slides had been used it is possible there would have been injuries sustained. The aircraft was taken OTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 ON TAXI EXPERIENCED #1 ENG FIRE AND RETURNED TO GATE.

Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT THE CAPT CALLED THE PURSER VIA THE INTERPHONE. PURSER INFORMED ALL FLT ATTENDANTS THERE WAS AN ENG FIRE IN THE #1 ENG AND TO GO TO YOUR ASSIGNED EXITS AND WAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. PAX REMAINED ONBOARD APPROX 30-45 MINS BEFORE DEPLANING VIA THE RAMP STANDS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, JUST A FEW SHAKEN PAX. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE CAPT KEPT THE PAX INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE EMER AS TO THE NATURE OF THE MECHANICAL WHICH HELPED TO KEEP THE PAX CALM. THE ACFT TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AREA. BDA HAS NO JETWAYS WHICH IS THE REASON RAMP STANDS WERE THE MEANS USED TO DEPLANE THE PAX. RPTR FELT THE INCIDENT WAS HANDLED WELL BY THE CAPT. RPTR STATED THAT IF THE SLIDES HAD BEEN USED IT IS POSSIBLE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS.

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.