# Incident 20010722021939I: Boeing 767322, Washington, DC, July 22, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2001, 18:06 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N655UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N655UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-322 (registry code 1385200, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4060 (registry code 52140, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4060) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767322
- People aboard: 183
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722021939I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N655UA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20231217020929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231217020929I), Dec 17, 2023: Boeing 767-322 (N655UA), Rio De Janeiro, Minor damage. On December 17, 2023, [privacy data omitted] from Rio De Janeiro/galeÃo–antonio carlos Jobim international airport (sbgl) to george bush intercontinental…
- [Incident 20090908018419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090908018419I), Sep 8, 2009: Boeing 767322 (N655UA), Omaha, NE, No damage. N655UA, B767-322, operated as united airline flight 403, enroute iad-den, diverted to Omaha,NE. The crew diverted after receiving a left engine fuel filter…

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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