# Incident 19990419019249I: Boeing 737201, Raleigh-Durham, NC, April 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1999, 19:58 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252AU-2002-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-201 (registry code 1384454, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737201
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15A
- People aboard: 70
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990419019249I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT 19:58 LOCAL, N252AU ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ROLL AT 100 KNOTS, #1 ENGINE HAD LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND FIRE. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND EXITED APPROXIMATELY 70 PASSENGERS THRU BOTH FORWARD DOORS.  MINOR INJURIES TO 3 OR 4 PASSENGERS.  MAINTENANCE MANAGER REPORTED THAT ENGINE WAS HIGH TIME.    ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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