# Incident 20060409012809I: Airbus A319131, Washington, DC, April 9, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2006, 14:45 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: N802UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-131 (registry code 3930317, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319131
- Reported engine: IAE V2500A1
- People aboard: 121
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total, 2,628 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060409012809I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N802UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19990727032319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990727032319I), Jul 27, 1999: Airbus A319131 (N802UA), Chicago, IL. (-23) Compressor stall twice with vibration. Engine shut down.

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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