# Incident 20030128007929I: Boeing 737522, Rochester, NY, January 28, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2003, 13:20 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N956UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956UA-2005-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-522 (registry code 138449F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737522
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030128007929I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 28, 2003, UNITED AIRLINES FLT. 1535, N956UA, DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL, LESS THAN 20 KNOTS OF GROUND SPEED, AT 40% N1, A GROUND VEHICLE REPORTED "BLUE FLAME" SHOOTING OUT FROM BOTTOM OF #1 ENGINE. COCKPIT ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. FIRE CHIEF WAS DISPATCHED TO CHECK OUT ENGINE AND NO PROBLEM WAS NOTED. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE EVALUATED TURBINE EXHAUST AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THEY RAN ENGINE AT IDLE AND A HIGH POWER SETTING WITH A SNAP ACCELERATION. COULD NOT DUPLICATE "BLUE FLAME" OR ANY ABNORMALITIES. BOTH ENGINES PARAMETERS MATCHED. O.K. TO CONTINUE PER COMPANY MAINTENANCE CONTROL. (LOG PAGE #534830) THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N956UA (2)

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

- [Accident 20031101027999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031101027999A), Nov 1, 2003: Boeing 737522 (N956UA), Denver, CO. (-23) United airlines flight #1232 inbound from boise to Denver had reports from prior aircraft in area of turbulence ahead at or about FL 240. Captain…
- [Incident 19970714045209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970714045209I), Jul 14, 1997: Boeing 737522 (N956UA), Ontario, CA. On July 14, 1997, at 2034 hours pacific daylight time, the flight crew on united airlines flight 2327, reported an exposure to a laser beam during an approach…

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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