Narrative:

As the captain started to advance power, a loud bang was heard from the left engine. The captain proceeded to shut down the left engine. At the same time a passenger notified us that he had seen some smoke coming from the left engine. As I was trying to confirm the report of smoke, we noticed that the lady sitting in the emergency exit row had started to open the emergency exit. Out of fear that people, who were now getting up, would attempt to exit, the captain started shutting down the right engine and told me to evacuate/evacuation. I notified the tower and started to proceed towards the back. I told the passenger to calm down and to situation down. Most passenger, however, were determined to get out. Since I had not assessed the condition of the left engine (fire, smoke) I advised them to proceed carefully out through the emergency exit over the wing. In the meantime I could not see any fire or smoke coming from the left engine. I opened the main door and after confirming no fire or smoke I assisted the remaining passenger off the aircraft through the main cabin door. We led the passenger away from the aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was told by the mechanics that the BA31's left engine failed as a result of the failure of the rear turbine seal. The evacuate/evacuation took place while the aircraft was still on the runway, and the flight crew notified ATC. Supplemental information from acn 334148: left engine failed on takeoff and engine was secured. Takeoff was aborted. Passenger attempted to exit aircraft through overwing emergency exit with right engine still running.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE ENG OF A BA31 WAS SHUT DOWN DURING TKOF AND TKOF WAS ABORTED. ONE OF THE PAX TOLD THE FLC THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE L ENG AND SHORTLY AFTER, AN UNCOMMANDED EVAC ENSUED. WHILE STILL ON THE RWY, THE FLC SHUT DOWN THE REMAINING ENG OUT OF FEAR THAT PAX WOULD EVAC INTO A MOVING PROP.

Narrative: AS THE CAPT STARTED TO ADVANCE PWR, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE L ENG. THE CAPT PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN THE L ENG. AT THE SAME TIME A PAX NOTIFIED US THAT HE HAD SEEN SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE L ENG. AS I WAS TRYING TO CONFIRM THE RPT OF SMOKE, WE NOTICED THAT THE LADY SITTING IN THE EMER EXIT ROW HAD STARTED TO OPEN THE EMER EXIT. OUT OF FEAR THAT PEOPLE, WHO WERE NOW GETTING UP, WOULD ATTEMPT TO EXIT, THE CAPT STARTED SHUTTING DOWN THE R ENG AND TOLD ME TO EVAC. I NOTIFIED THE TWR AND STARTED TO PROCEED TOWARDS THE BACK. I TOLD THE PAX TO CALM DOWN AND TO SIT DOWN. MOST PAX, HOWEVER, WERE DETERMINED TO GET OUT. SINCE I HAD NOT ASSESSED THE CONDITION OF THE L ENG (FIRE, SMOKE) I ADVISED THEM TO PROCEED CAREFULLY OUT THROUGH THE EMER EXIT OVER THE WING. IN THE MEANTIME I COULD NOT SEE ANY FIRE OR SMOKE COMING FROM THE L ENG. I OPENED THE MAIN DOOR AND AFTER CONFIRMING NO FIRE OR SMOKE I ASSISTED THE REMAINING PAX OFF THE ACFT THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. WE LED THE PAX AWAY FROM THE ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS TOLD BY THE MECHS THAT THE BA31'S L ENG FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE REAR TURBINE SEAL. THE EVAC TOOK PLACE WHILE THE ACFT WAS STILL ON THE RWY, AND THE FLC NOTIFIED ATC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 334148: L ENG FAILED ON TKOF AND ENG WAS SECURED. TKOF WAS ABORTED. PAX ATTEMPTED TO EXIT ACFT THROUGH OVERWING EMER EXIT WITH R ENG STILL RUNNING.

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.