# Incident 20011118035939I: Airbus A320232, Detroit, MI, November 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2001, 15:17 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N454UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (registry code 3930326, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320232
- Reported engine: IAE V2500A1
- People aboard: 138
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,041 total, 2,071 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011118035939I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UAL FLIGHT 1671 ABORTED TAKE OFF 5 SECONDS FROM V1 DUE TO SMOKE FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE (SEEN BY ATC). THIS ACTION CAUSED 2 TIRES TO BLOW. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED OUT OF 1L VIA AIRSTAIRS ON TAXIWAY MIKE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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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