A DC9 flight crew received reports of an engine fire during start on pushback at dtw.

Attributes
ACN	447267
Time
Date	199908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18200 flight time type : 13000
ASRS Report	447267
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 4
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine fire reported by ground control in right engine after engine start. Ran engine fire on the ground checklist. Returned to gate and deplaned the passenger through the jetway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter again stated there were no cockpit indications of fire. Several aircraft reported a small fire in the aft section of the engine. After approximately 2 mins the fire department arrived and used water to put out a small flame in the aft section of the engine. Maintenance was unable to find any damage which would have resulted, had this occurred in the forward section of the engine, and felt that it had been a torching incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 FLC RECEIVED RPTS OF AN ENG FIRE DURING START ON PUSHBACK AT DTW.

Narrative: ENG FIRE RPTED BY GND CTL IN R ENG AFTER ENG START. RAN ENG FIRE ON THE GND CHKLIST. RETURNED TO GATE AND DEPLANED THE PAX THROUGH THE JETWAY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR AGAIN STATED THERE WERE NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS OF FIRE. SEVERAL ACFT RPTED A SMALL FIRE IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE ENG. AFTER APPROX 2 MINS THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED AND USED WATER TO PUT OUT A SMALL FLAME IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE ENG. MAINT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY DAMAGE WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED, HAD THIS OCCURRED IN THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE ENG, AND FELT THAT IT HAD BEEN A TORCHING INCIDENT.

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.