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Air carrier PIC aborts takeoff as 1 engine fails at about 100 KTS. Passengers evacuated as fire reported by tower and other aircraft. No fire warning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 155912 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : day |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 155912 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 155732 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff on runway 4L at ewr, I rejected the takeoff. After a 100 KT check and prior to V1, the left engine failed. I announced reject an aborted the takeoff in accordance with company procedures. Tower was informed of the abort and the runway was cleared at taxiway 1. Tower and another aircraft on tower frequency informed us that the left engine was on fire. There was no cockpit engine fire warning. I ordered the aircraft evacked. The aircraft was evacked and secured in accordance with company emergency procedures. All passenger and crew safely evacked. The passenger were gathered and accounted for a safe distance from the aircraft. Emergency crews on the scene took over from there and transported the passenger to the terminal and the crew to operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR PIC ABORTS TKOF AS 1 ENGINE FAILS AT ABOUT 100 KTS. PASSENGERS EVACUATED AS FIRE REPORTED BY TWR AND OTHER ACFT. NO FIRE WARNING.
Narrative: ON TKOF ON RWY 4L AT EWR, I REJECTED THE TKOF. AFTER A 100 KT CHK AND PRIOR TO V1, THE LEFT ENG FAILED. I ANNOUNCED REJECT AN ABORTED THE TKOF IAW COMPANY PROCS. TWR WAS INFORMED OF THE ABORT AND THE RWY WAS CLRED AT TXWY 1. TWR AND ANOTHER ACFT ON TWR FREQ INFORMED US THAT THE LEFT ENG WAS ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO COCKPIT ENG FIRE WARNING. I ORDERED THE ACFT EVACKED. THE ACFT WAS EVACKED AND SECURED IAW COMPANY EMER PROCS. ALL PAX AND CREW SAFELY EVACKED. THE PAX WERE GATHERED AND ACCOUNTED FOR A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE ACFT. EMER CREWS ON THE SCENE TOOK OVER FROM THERE AND TRANSPORTED THE PAX TO THE TERMINAL AND THE CREW TO OPS.
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.