Narrative:

On takeoff roll, the right engine failed at approximately 120 KTS. The first officer was the PF. I took over the aircraft and brought it to stop just short of taxiway T3 on runway 32L. There was approximately 20 ft of pavement to the right of the right main gear. The first officer radioed the tower that we were aborting on runway 32L. After we came to a stop, the first officer made a PA for the passenger to remain seated. I then directed the first officer to do the ECAM. We had decided at that point not to evacuate/evacuation. The ECAM called for securing the engine with the fire button and deploy the fire bottle. After this was accomplished, a report from another aircraft was that the right engine was on fire. The tower confirmed this, so the first officer deployed the second bottle. There was never a fire light in the cockpit. The first officer and the first flight attendant confirmed the fire was out by visual inspection. The fire trucks had been dispatched by my request after we had stopped and they confirmed no fire. The brakes were at 585 degrees C, so we elected to be towed off the runway. We were towed to the gate and all deplaned.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 320 REJECTED TKOF AT 120 KTS DUE TO R ENG FAILURE. ACFT WAS EVACED DUE TO FAILED ENG FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL, THE R ENG FAILED AT APPROX 120 KTS. THE FO WAS THE PF. I TOOK OVER THE ACFT AND BROUGHT IT TO STOP JUST SHORT OF TXWY T3 ON RWY 32L. THERE WAS APPROX 20 FT OF PAVEMENT TO THE R OF THE R MAIN GEAR. THE FO RADIOED THE TWR THAT WE WERE ABORTING ON RWY 32L. AFTER WE CAME TO A STOP, THE FO MADE A PA FOR THE PAX TO REMAIN SEATED. I THEN DIRECTED THE FO TO DO THE ECAM. WE HAD DECIDED AT THAT POINT NOT TO EVAC. THE ECAM CALLED FOR SECURING THE ENG WITH THE FIRE BUTTON AND DEPLOY THE FIRE BOTTLE. AFTER THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED, A RPT FROM ANOTHER ACFT WAS THAT THE R ENG WAS ON FIRE. THE TWR CONFIRMED THIS, SO THE FO DEPLOYED THE SECOND BOTTLE. THERE WAS NEVER A FIRE LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT. THE FO AND THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT CONFIRMED THE FIRE WAS OUT BY VISUAL INSPECTION. THE FIRE TRUCKS HAD BEEN DISPATCHED BY MY REQUEST AFTER WE HAD STOPPED AND THEY CONFIRMED NO FIRE. THE BRAKES WERE AT 585 DEGS C, SO WE ELECTED TO BE TOWED OFF THE RWY. WE WERE TOWED TO THE GATE AND ALL DEPLANED.

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.