What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on takeoff roll pilot noticed a high engine temperature indication and aborted the takeoff. At approximately the same time the tower informed the crew that flame was coming from one of the engines. After the aircraft cleared the runway, the pilot elected to evacuate the aircraft. There were no injuries during the evacuation. Inspectors floyd landon, carl womack, and dave perry from the slc FSDO conducted an investigation of the aircraft incident after the aircraft was towed to the maintenance hangar. The flight crew was interviewed and the aircraft log book was reviewed. Various pieces of turbine blades and stator vanes were found in the jet tail pipe during the initial examination of the engine, conducted by skywest. A borescope inspection was also accomplished. The engine was removed from the aircraft and sent to the general electric overhaul facility to determine the cause of the failure. 1. The fuel control was found to have some type of contaminate that came from within the fuel control unit and not the aircraft fuel system. The main fuel filter was checked and found to be clean. This is a final report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON TAKEOFF ROLL PILOT NOTICED A HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATION AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME THE TOWER INFORMED THE CREW THAT FLAME WAS COMING FROM ONE OF THE ENGINES. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE EVACUATION. INSPECTORS FLOYD LANDON, CARL WOMACK, AND DAVE PERRY FROM THE SLC FSDO CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT INCIDENT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS INTERVIEWED AND THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK WAS REVIEWED. VARIOUS PIECES OF TURBINE BLADES AND STATOR VANES WERE FOUND IN THE JET TAIL PIPE DURING THE INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, CONDUCTED BY SKYWEST. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION WAS ALSO ACCOMPLISHED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SENT TO THE GENERAL ELECTRIC OVERHAUL FACILITY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. 1. THE FUEL CONTROL WAS FOUND TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF CONTAMINATE THAT CAME FROM WITHIN THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND NOT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM. THE MAIN FUEL FILTER WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE CLEAN. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.
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