Narrative:

During takeoff roll, approximately 100 KTS, there was a loud bang from the left side of the aircraft accompanied by heavy airframe vibration. The aircraft yawed to the left and decelerated rapidly. I did not feel the aircraft was flyable, the takeoff was rejected, we were on a 10000 ft runway. With throttles at idle, the yaw was corrected quickly with right rudder. Very little braking was used and the aircraft was turned off the runway with approximately 4000 ft of runway remaining. The first officer was directed to, and made, a PA telling everyone to stay seated. As the aircraft stopped on the taxiway, I asked the tower for a confirmation of the aircraft external condition (smoke, flames). Emergency equipment was requested. The tower responded that there was no visible smoke or flames. Another carrier's aircraft, on a nearby taxiway, responded that they saw flames and smoke from the back of our #1 engine during the takeoff roll. The #1 engine instruments confirmed a failed engine (no N1 or N2). The #2 engine was idling normally. No fire warnings were present. Intercom bells started ringing and the lead flight attendant was heard screaming through the cockpit door 'there are flames, the left engine is on fire.' I looked left and aft and saw a large cloud of black smoke above the #1 engine. #1 start lever was moved to cutoff. Evacuate/evacuation was initiated. QRH evacuate/evacuation checklist was read and complied with. All fire handles were pulled and the #1 engine handle was rotated. I sent the first officer to the cabin to help with the evacuate/evacuation. The first officer initially could not get the door to open. After considerable force, the door opened partially and he saw passenger carry-on luggage wedged between the cockpit door and the forward lavatory door. He removed the luggage and helped with the evacuate/evacuation. When I exited I could not get the cockpit door open either. In a matter of 20 seconds, more luggage had been piled next to the cockpit door. I forced the door open and squeezed through. I directed the first officer to go down the slide and organize the evacuate/evacuation outside. I helped with the evacuate/evacuation and walked through the cabin to ensure no one was left behind. The passenger and crew were gathered a safe distance from the aircraft and 1 ambulance and busses were ordered via the fire chief. The passenger, flight attendants and first officer rode the busses to the terminal and I rode the aircraft under tow to the terminal. 1 injured passenger and 3 other minor injury passenger were taken to the hospital in the ambulance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 ON TKOF ROLL REJECTED THE TKOF DUE TO #1 ENG FAILURE ACCOMPANIED WITH SMOKE AND FLAMES REQUIRING THE ACFT EVAC.

Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL, APPROX 100 KTS, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT ACCOMPANIED BY HVY AIRFRAME VIBRATION. THE ACFT YAWED TO THE L AND DECELERATED RAPIDLY. I DID NOT FEEL THE ACFT WAS FLYABLE, THE TKOF WAS REJECTED, WE WERE ON A 10000 FT RWY. WITH THROTTLES AT IDLE, THE YAW WAS CORRECTED QUICKLY WITH R RUDDER. VERY LITTLE BRAKING WAS USED AND THE ACFT WAS TURNED OFF THE RWY WITH APPROX 4000 FT OF RWY REMAINING. THE FO WAS DIRECTED TO, AND MADE, A PA TELLING EVERYONE TO STAY SEATED. AS THE ACFT STOPPED ON THE TXWY, I ASKED THE TWR FOR A CONFIRMATION OF THE ACFT EXTERNAL CONDITION (SMOKE, FLAMES). EMER EQUIP WAS REQUESTED. THE TWR RESPONDED THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR FLAMES. ANOTHER CARRIER'S ACFT, ON A NEARBY TXWY, RESPONDED THAT THEY SAW FLAMES AND SMOKE FROM THE BACK OF OUR #1 ENG DURING THE TKOF ROLL. THE #1 ENG INSTS CONFIRMED A FAILED ENG (NO N1 OR N2). THE #2 ENG WAS IDLING NORMALLY. NO FIRE WARNINGS WERE PRESENT. INTERCOM BELLS STARTED RINGING AND THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT WAS HEARD SCREAMING THROUGH THE COCKPIT DOOR 'THERE ARE FLAMES, THE L ENG IS ON FIRE.' I LOOKED L AND AFT AND SAW A LARGE CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE ABOVE THE #1 ENG. #1 START LEVER WAS MOVED TO CUTOFF. EVAC WAS INITIATED. QRH EVAC CHKLIST WAS READ AND COMPLIED WITH. ALL FIRE HANDLES WERE PULLED AND THE #1 ENG HANDLE WAS ROTATED. I SENT THE FO TO THE CABIN TO HELP WITH THE EVAC. THE FO INITIALLY COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO OPEN. AFTER CONSIDERABLE FORCE, THE DOOR OPENED PARTIALLY AND HE SAW PAX CARRY-ON LUGGAGE WEDGED BTWN THE COCKPIT DOOR AND THE FORWARD LAVATORY DOOR. HE REMOVED THE LUGGAGE AND HELPED WITH THE EVAC. WHEN I EXITED I COULD NOT GET THE COCKPIT DOOR OPEN EITHER. IN A MATTER OF 20 SECONDS, MORE LUGGAGE HAD BEEN PILED NEXT TO THE COCKPIT DOOR. I FORCED THE DOOR OPEN AND SQUEEZED THROUGH. I DIRECTED THE FO TO GO DOWN THE SLIDE AND ORGANIZE THE EVAC OUTSIDE. I HELPED WITH THE EVAC AND WALKED THROUGH THE CABIN TO ENSURE NO ONE WAS LEFT BEHIND. THE PAX AND CREW WERE GATHERED A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE ACFT AND 1 AMBULANCE AND BUSSES WERE ORDERED VIA THE FIRE CHIEF. THE PAX, FLT ATTENDANTS AND FO RODE THE BUSSES TO THE TERMINAL AND I RODE THE ACFT UNDER TOW TO THE TERMINAL. 1 INJURED PAX AND 3 OTHER MINOR INJURY PAX WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE AMBULANCE.

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.