What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Ual flight 221 departed gate at 14:40 for runway 30 departure. On take off roll at approximately 40 knots with engines at full t/o crew received icas message left engine fail with a large compressor stall and the aircraft veered to the left. Crew discharged on engine fire bottle brought aircraft to a stop on the runway. The crew was then informed by the fire department the left engine was engulfed in flame at which time the crew initiated an aircraft evacuation on the right side of the aircraft from all three emergency exits. All slides deployed normal the three cabin crew personnel were taken to reston hospital for observation and minor injuries. The captain had a minor cut from the rope storage door. Both cockpit crew members escaped using the escape ropes. The fire was contained in the tail pipe of the engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UAL FLIGHT 221 DEPARTED GATE AT 14:40 FOR RUNWAY 30 DEPARTURE. ON TAKE OFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS WITH ENGINES AT FULL T/O CREW RECEIVED ICAS MESSAGE LEFT ENGINE FAIL WITH A LARGE COMPRESSOR STALL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. CREW DISCHARGED ON ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE BROUGHT AIRCRAFT TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE CREW WAS THEN INFORMED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE LEFT ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAME AT WHICH TIME THE CREW INITIATED AN AIRCRAFT EVACUATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM ALL THREE EMERGENCY EXITS. ALL SLIDES DEPLOYED NORMAL THE THREE CABIN CREW PERSONNEL WERE TAKEN TO RESTON HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AND MINOR INJURIES. THE CAPTAIN HAD A MINOR CUT FROM THE ROPE STORAGE DOOR. BOTH COCKPIT CREW MEMBERS ESCAPED USING THE ESCAPE ROPES. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED IN THE TAIL PIPE OF THE ENGINE.
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