What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Saturday, April 28, 2001 at 1312E a Continental airlines flight 1031, a B-737-824, N37252 aborted a take off at 80KTS on runway 4L in ewr due to black smoke in the cockpit and forward cabin. The aircraft taxied back to the ramp without further incident. Continental aircraft maintenance determined that an engineering authorization (ec/ra# 7221-01096) performed on both engines was the cause for the smoke entering the aircraft. The engineering authorization was to add lubrication to the fan disk of each engine to reduce vibration. An excess of lubrication was found in both engine inlets. The engines were water washed and ran at take off power for burn out and the aircraft returned to service. The ea was cancelled for future use. No further action required.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2001 AT 1312E A CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 1031, A B-737-824, N37252 ABORTED A TAKE OFF AT 80KTS ON RUNWAY 4L IN EWR DUE TO BLACK SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND FORWARD CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT AN ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION (EC/RA# 7221-01096) PERFORMED ON BOTH ENGINES WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE SMOKE ENTERING THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION WAS TO ADD LUBRICATION TO THE FAN DISK OF EACH ENGINE TO REDUCE VIBRATION. AN EXCESS OF LUBRICATION WAS FOUND IN BOTH ENGINE INLETS. THE ENGINES WERE WATER WASHED AND RAN AT TAKE OFF POWER FOR BURN OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE EA WAS CANCELLED FOR FUTURE USE. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.