What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 22, 2001, a Boeing 767-322ER, united airlines flight 950, enroute from iad (Dulles) to bru (brussels had an engine problem on the runway prior to departure. N655UA, serial number 25393, aborted takeoff on runway 30. On the takeoff roll at about 30-50 knots a loud bang was heard and loss of thrust on #1 engine was experienced. After aborting the takeoff and clearing the runway the plane taxied onto taxiway "yankee". The tower advised the cockpit of smoke aroung the left side of the plane. Flight attendants also reported smoke in the rear of the cabin. Crew blew fire extinguishers on both engines and APU after shutdown. The crew proceeded with an emergency evacuation of the aircraft through doors 1L, 1R, and 2L. Door 2 LH lanyard (deployment cable) did not disconnect from girt bar, preventing the door from fully opening. The door opened approximately 2 feet, blocking the emergency exit. Initial inspection performed by united maintenance personnel and the FAA of the LH engine revealed metal in the tail pipe. One hundred seventy four (174) passengers and thirteen (13) crew members were on board. As a result of the emergency evacuation three of the passengers and one flight attendant suffered minor injuries during the evacuation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 22, 2001, A BOEING 767-322ER, UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 950, ENROUTE FROM IAD (DULLES) TO BRU (BRUSSELS HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM ON THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. N655UA, SERIAL NUMBER 25393, ABORTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 30. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT ABOUT 30-50 KNOTS A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND LOSS OF THRUST ON #1 ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCED. AFTER ABORTING THE TAKEOFF AND CLEARING THE RUNWAY THE PLANE TAXIED ONTO TAXIWAY "YANKEE". THE TOWER ADVISED THE COCKPIT OF SMOKE AROUNG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PLANE. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ALSO REPORTED SMOKE IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN. CREW BLEW FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ON BOTH ENGINES AND APU AFTER SHUTDOWN. THE CREW PROCEEDED WITH AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH DOORS 1L, 1R, AND 2L. DOOR 2 LH LANYARD (DEPLOYMENT CABLE) DID NOT DISCONNECT FROM GIRT BAR, PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM FULLY OPENING. THE DOOR OPENED APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET, BLOCKING THE EMERGENCY EXIT. INITIAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY UNITED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THE FAA OF THE LH ENGINE REVEALED METAL IN THE TAIL PIPE. ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR (174) PASSENGERS AND THIRTEEN (13) CREW MEMBERS WERE ON BOARD. AS A RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION THREE OF THE PASSENGERS AND ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES DURING THE EVACUATION.
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