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| Date: | Monday 27 May 2024 |
| Time: | c. 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N432UA |
| MSN: | 587 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 153 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (ORD/KORD), Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A United Airlines Airbus A320-232, intended to perform flight UAL2091, aborted the takeoff at low speed from runway 28R at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (ORD/KORD), Chicago, Illinois, when black smoke developed from the left-hand (#1) engine.
The flight was carried out later by A320-232 N439UA with a delay of 5.5 hours.
Sources:
https://komonews.com/news/local/chicago-ohare-international-airport-federal-aviation-administration-seattle-tacoma-airport-seatac-airbus-a320-sea-tac-148-passengers-fire-department-medical-personnel-aircraft-caution-safety-taxiway
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a52c4f&lat=41.971&lon=-87.892&zoom=16.7&showTrace=2024-05-27&trackLabels
https://www.wowktv.com/national-news/takeoff-aborted-after-united-airlines-flight-reportedly-catches-fire-at-ohare/
https://www.newsweek.com/united-airlines-aborts-takeoff-engine-catches-fire-chicago-seattle-1905115#Echobox=1716879127-1
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=432UA
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/896097_1710305318.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex F-WWBB Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 August 2019 | N432UA | United Airlines | 0 | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) | |
sub |
Location
Media:
A United flight to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport aborted takeoff from Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Monday after an engine caught fire, the FAA says.
— ABC News (@ABC) May 28, 2024
The airline said the plane, an Airbus A320, was towed to the gate. No one was injured. https://t.co/xbjQHh9JgV pic.twitter.com/3y0Q0sm72I
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2024 11:38 | ASN | Added |
| 28-May-2024 11:41 | ASN | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 28-May-2024 13:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 28-May-2024 13:05 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2024 13:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative] |
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