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FAA incident report · Boeing 737-823 · Windsor Locks, CT · October 21, 2009

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Date
October 21, 2009 · 08:03 local
Place
Windsor Locks, CT
Airport
Bradley International Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N960AN
Reported as
Boeing 737-823
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56 series
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N960ANRegistered now · Boeing 737-823S/N 29542 · Built 2001Airframe modelBoeing 737-823Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aala 1375 (N960AN, S/N29542) aborted a takeoff from runway 6 at bdl in Windsor Locks, CT when a pilot from EGF3873 holding short of the runway advised he saw flames coming from the right engine. The crew reported they executed the abort when hearing this report at 115KIAS (vone calculated at 145KIAS). The crew did not report having an engine fire warning associated with the engine, and all engine indications including oil were normal. The crew brought the aircraft to a stop on the runway. The ARFF inspected the aircraft and found no fire. The crew executed the abort/shutdown procedure iaw the qrh. An evacuation was not required due to indication of no fire or smoke after the engine was secured. The aircraft was towed to the gate and the passengers were deplaned. Aala reported the engine had been hung on this airframe 5 days prior to this incident. Investigation showed minor darkening of the inner tail pipe, otherwise no other visual indication of fire was found on investigation. Oil level on the engine indicated 3/4 full on inspection. No persons on-board were injured. Passengers on board also witnessed the flames from the right engine.

As the FAA filed it

AALA 1375 (N960AN, S/N29542) ABORTED A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 6 AT BDL IN WINDSOR LOCKS, CT WHEN A PILOT FROM EGF3873 HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ADVISED HE SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE CREW REPORTED THEY EXECUTED THE ABORT WHEN HEARING THIS REPORT AT 115KIAS (VONE CALCULATED AT 145KIAS). THE CREW DID NOT REPORT HAVING AN ENGINE FIRE WARNING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE, AND ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS INCLUDING OIL WERE NORMAL. THE CREW BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE ARFF INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO FIRE. THE CREW EXECUTED THE ABORT/SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE IAW THE QRH. AN EVACUATION WAS NOT REQUIRED DUE TO INDICATION OF NO FIRE OR SMOKE AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SECURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED. AALA REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD BEEN HUNG ON THIS AIRFRAME 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED MINOR DARKENING OF THE INNER TAIL PIPE, OTHERWISE NO OTHER VISUAL INDICATION OF FIRE WAS FOUND ON INVESTIGATION. OIL LEVEL ON THE ENGINE INDICATED 3/4 FULL ON INSPECTION. NO PERSONS ON-BOARD WERE INJURED. PASSENGERS ON BOARD ALSO WITNESSED THE FLAMES FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE.