What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: American eagle flt. 4539, bna-lex; as aircraft was preparing for take off from runway 20L, fire was observed coming from #1 engine by the tower. The captain reported hearing a bang and verified flames (there was no fire detection system warning). Take off was aborted, #1 engine secured and engine fire extinguisher system discharged. Taxiing onto the flagship arrival ramp, CFR stopped the aircraft and extinguished residual flame inside the tailpipe and passengers deplaned. No injuries, no damage to aircraft, nacelle or engine exterior. Engine found locked up and turbine shows signs of hot section distress. The engine was changed and aircraft returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AMERICAN EAGLE FLT. 4539, BNA-LEX; AS AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARING FOR TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 20L, FIRE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM #1 ENGINE BY THE TOWER. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED HEARING A BANG AND VERIFIED FLAMES (THERE WAS NO FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WARNING). TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED, #1 ENGINE SECURED AND ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM DISCHARGED. TAXIING ONTO THE FLAGSHIP ARRIVAL RAMP, CFR STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXTINGUISHED RESIDUAL FLAME INSIDE THE TAILPIPE AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, NACELLE OR ENGINE EXTERIOR. ENGINE FOUND LOCKED UP AND TURBINE SHOWS SIGNS OF HOT SECTION DISTRESS. THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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