What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: weather VMC for this 121 CFR passenger flight 682 from Houston intercontinenetal airport. Aircraft began takeoff roll and crew reported a loud pop from the rear of the aircraft. #2 engine power indications began deteriorating and the takeoff was aborted. As aircraft exited the first high speed off the active runway, the tower reported smoke coming from the rear of the aircraft. ARFF was dispatched but no fire was observed and crew received no indicaton of fire in the engine. Crew secured the aircraft on the taxiway and was subsequently towed to parking. Investigation thus FAR indicates the #2 engine stage 1 fan sustained severe damage resulting from the failure separation of a single stage 1 fan blade. This report closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WEATHER VMC FOR THIS 121 CFR PASSENGER FLIGHT 682 FROM HOUSTON INTERCONTINENETAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL AND CREW REPORTED A LOUD POP FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. #2 ENGINE POWER INDICATIONS BEGAN DETERIORATING AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. AS AIRCRAFT EXITED THE FIRST HIGH SPEED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, THE TOWER REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. ARFF WAS DISPATCHED BUT NO FIRE WAS OBSERVED AND CREW RECEIVED NO INDICATON OF FIRE IN THE ENGINE. CREW SECURED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO PARKING. INVESTIGATION THUS FAR INDICATES THE #2 ENGINE STAGE 1 FAN SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE FAILURE SEPARATION OF A SINGLE STAGE 1 FAN BLADE. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
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