What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
American airlines flight 383, N345AN, started its takeoff roll on runway 28R at the intersection with taxiway N5. Shortly after entering the runway and powering up for take-off, the airplane experienced an uncontained failure of the right engine about 6,550 feet from runway 28R threshold, and came to a full stop about 9,225 feet from runway 28R threshold. A fire immediately insued.
The pilots performed an emergency shutdown of the right engine, followed by initiating the evactuation checklist. Flight attendants initiated an evacuation utilizing all of the left side evacuation slides.
As the FAA filed it
AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 383, N345AN, STARTED ITS TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 28R AT THE INTERSECTION WITH TAXIWAY N5. SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING THE RUNWAY AND POWERING UP FOR TAKE-OFF, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE ABOUT 6,550 FEET FROM RUNWAY 28R THRESHOLD, AND CAME TO A FULL STOP ABOUT 9,225 FEET FROM RUNWAY 28R THRESHOLD. A FIRE IMMEDIATELY INSUED.
THE PILOTS PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF THE RIGHT ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY INITIATING THE EVACTUATION CHECKLIST. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INITIATED AN EVACUATION UTILIZING ALL OF THE LEFT SIDE EVACUATION SLIDES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.