At approximately 8:35 a.m. local time on Sunday, United Airlines Flight 1382 aborted its takeoff roll at Houston Bush Intercontinental airport. The Airbus A319, which was headed to New york LaGuardia, faced failure of the plane’s right engine. The crew rejected takeoff at high speed, slowed, and came to a stop on runway 15R.
Flames had erupted from the plane’s wing. Video captured a flight attendant urging passengers to remain seated as panic set in. A passenger yellowed out, “No, it’s on fire!” Passengers were evacuated using the emergency slide, while others were assisted by stairs, as fire and emergency responders moved in.
BREAKING NEWS@united flight from NY to Houston has engine fire and forced to evacuate. pic.twitter.com/lrDwpUZxXv
— Skip Westfall (@Swestfall) February 2, 2025
A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York had to be evacuated after it caught fire during take-off.
As per the FAA, United Airlines Flight 1382 had to stop their takeoff from George Bush Intercontinental Airport due to a "reported engine issue" around 8:35 a.m. on… pic.twitter.com/choZOoJSue
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) February 2, 2025
According to the FAA,
The crew of United Airlines Flight 1382 safely aborted its takeoff from the George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport in Texas due to a reported engine issue around 8:35 a.m. local time on Sunday, Feb. 2. Passengers deplaned on the runway and were bused to the terminal. The Airbus A319 was flying to LaGuardia Airport in New York. The FAA will investigate.
Houston Fire Department officials reported that although flames were visible on the wing, the fire did not escalate and no firefighting was required. No injuries were sustained during the evacuation. The 104 passengers and five crewmembers were bused to the terminal, and another aircraft was found to operate the flight.
Low class idiot passenger. Follow the crew instructions. If this idiot had learned to follow instructions and pay attention in school at an early age, he would be at a much higher station in life today than his low class ass. He probably works as a bodega cashier upcharging local residents $7 for a $1 pack of Advil.
“Yellowed out”. Fun typo. Micturation Panic.
I’m confused… which engine was it? I know sometimes people’s cellphone video is flipped horizontally, but the footage from inside the cabin makes it look like the #2 engine (right wing), yet some of the later footage on the ground looks like it was shot from behind the #2 engine.
Surely no intelligent travelers would meander around on the runway towards that side of the plane??????
Thank goodness everyone is alright. Well done United crew!
If you travel enough, emergencies do happen. Follow instructions. Remain calm. Breathe. If you do have to evacuate, remember how to unbuckle your belt (you’d be surprised how quickly we forget in a panic). Leave your bags behind (it’s just stuff, you and your fellow passengers lives are more important than your carry-on). Always better to arrive alive.
Not sure if it’s just me, but I always keep my sneakers on and my coat nearby (if it’s cold out) until above 10,000 feet (even if it’s a long-haul in lie-flat and they provide slippers, etc.) because you never know when it’s gonna be ‘your time’.
And when it is (your time), well, it sure has been nice, hasn’t it? I’d say so.
United’s A319 and A320 fleets mostly, but not entirely, stem from a 1992 order for 150 frames, with the first ones delivered around 1993 or 1994. United acquired some second hand A319s a few years ago from a Chinese carrier (and also a handful of 319s in 2002). These jets are getting old, just like the 757 and 767 fleets, with some frames 30+ years old.
@Dick
Finally, someone who actually spelled their name correctly. D-I-C-K.
Maybe don’t denigrate these survivors. You’re pathetic.
I respect my local bodega cashier more than you, any day.
One comment reads “Low class idiot passenger. Follow the crew instructions.”.
That is usually good advice but blindly following instructions can be bad. There have been a few crashes when bad advice was given.
Once the Concorde had just taken off on a IAD-CDG flight. Chunks of rubber made a hole in the wing with fuel leaking out. The cabin crew said it was ok. One passenger revolted and wouldn’t be pacified. One of the pilots then came to settle the matter and saw that there was, indeed, a serious situation and the plane landed rather than continue to CDG.
@derek
I think it was crew instructions during an evacuation, but point taken.
We don’t want a Korean Air 801 where the co-pilots would not question their captain out of seniority as they flew into a hill, but that’s not the same situation as your example (passengers questioning crew as to a risk).
It’s always case-by-case and the investigators settle it afterwards, eh?