A320 flight crew has engine malfunction on takeoff; aborts; and is towed back to gate.

Attributes
ACN	721820
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 162 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	721820
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1350
ASRS Report	721822
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon applying takeoff thrust; as the airplane accelerated through about 20 KTS; a loud bang was heard accompanied by a slight yaw. The captain initiated the abort and as we cleared the runway the engine gauges indicated an overtemp condition. Additionally; the tower reported seeing flame coming out of the back end of the left engine. After bringing the airplane to a complete stop on the taxiway; I proceeded to accomplish the evacuate/evacuation qrc. After shutting down the engines; the tower reported that the fire was out. We had no fire indication from the cockpit instruments. We then gave the 'remain seated' command over the PA. Crash fire rescue equipment arrived on the scene and sprayed the engine since they rptedly could still see residual flames inside the engine. We were later towed back to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW HAS ENG MALFUNCTION ON TKOF; ABORTS; AND IS TOWED BACK TO GATE.

Narrative: UPON APPLYING TKOF THRUST; AS THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED THROUGH ABOUT 20 KTS; A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD ACCOMPANIED BY A SLIGHT YAW. THE CAPT INITIATED THE ABORT AND AS WE CLRED THE RWY THE ENG GAUGES INDICATED AN OVERTEMP CONDITION. ADDITIONALLY; THE TWR RPTED SEEING FLAME COMING OUT OF THE BACK END OF THE L ENG. AFTER BRINGING THE AIRPLANE TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE TXWY; I PROCEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE EVAC QRC. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGS; THE TWR RPTED THAT THE FIRE WAS OUT. WE HAD NO FIRE INDICATION FROM THE COCKPIT INSTS. WE THEN GAVE THE 'REMAIN SEATED' COMMAND OVER THE PA. CFR ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND SPRAYED THE ENG SINCE THEY RPTEDLY COULD STILL SEE RESIDUAL FLAMES INSIDE THE ENG. WE WERE LATER TOWED BACK TO THE GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.