What happened
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(-23) Flight 4320 aborted a scheduled takeoff at Baton Rouge regional airport. Flight crew reported after advancing throttle levers to takeoff power there was a loud pop or bang coming from the rear of the aircraft. The flight crew observed from the engine instrument panel the right hand engine had lost power indicated by the N1 quickly reading zero. The flight crew moved the throttles levers back to idle and aborted takeoff. The control tower was immediately notified of the aborted takeoff and captain asked for emergency vehicles to be dispatched as a precaution. The flight crew saw no indication of a fire by their instruments. While taxiing back to terminal it was observed by ground personnel a four or five foot flame was coming out of the right hand engine tail pipe. The emergency crews dispensed fire fighting agent over the entire aircraft putting the tail pipe fire out. The captain gave the order to evacuate the aircraft of all passengers and crew. All personnel succesfully exited aircraft with no injuries. Captain estimated evacuation took two minutes. Aircraft was observed to have only minor damage to exhaust cowling on right hand engine. Additional statements attached.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT 4320 ABORTED A SCHEDULED TAKEOFF AT BATON ROUGE REGIONAL AIRPORT. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AFTER ADVANCING THROTTLE LEVERS TO TAKEOFF POWER THERE WAS A LOUD POP OR BANG COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED FROM THE ENGINE INSTRUMENT PANEL THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE HAD LOST POWER INDICATED BY THE N1 QUICKLY READING ZERO. THE FLIGHT CREW MOVED THE THROTTLES LEVERS BACK TO IDLE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE CONTROL TOWER WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED OF THE ABORTED TAKEOFF AND CAPTAIN ASKED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO BE DISPATCHED AS A PRECAUTION. THE FLIGHT CREW SAW NO INDICATION OF A FIRE BY THEIR INSTRUMENTS. WHILE TAXIING BACK TO TERMINAL IT WAS OBSERVED BY GROUND PERSONNEL A FOUR OR FIVE FOOT FLAME WAS COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE TAIL PIPE. THE EMERGENCY CREWS DISPENSED FIRE FIGHTING AGENT OVER THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT PUTTING THE TAIL PIPE FIRE OUT. THE CAPTAIN GAVE THE ORDER TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT OF ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW. ALL PERSONNEL SUCCESFULLY EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. CAPTAIN ESTIMATED EVACUATION TOOK TWO MINUTES. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO EXHAUST COWLING ON RIGHT HAND ENGINE. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ATTACHED.
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