B737-300
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 205; Flight Crew Type 4000
Time Pressure; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Returned To Gate; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory
Aircraft
Ramp told us we had a fire on the number 2 engine on engine start during pushback. We pulled the Engine Fire Switch and discharged the bottle. Fire was suppressed and we were towed back into the gate. Crew and passengers were all OK.
A B737-300 number two engine developed a tail pipe fire during start so the Engine Fire Switch was pulled; the fire bottle discharged; the fire extinguished and the aircraft towed to the gate.