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| Date: | Sunday 2 February 2025 |
| Time: | 14:15 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-131 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N837UA |
| MSN: | 1474 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 68637 hours |
| Cycles: | 30620 flights |
| Engine model: | IAE V2522-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) |
| New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines flight UA1382, an Airbus A319-131, aborted its takeoff from runway 15 at Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Texas due to a reported engine issue. Passengers deplaned on the runway.
A video of the incident shows flames were visible from the area of engine no.2 after the aircraft had come to a full stop.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/united-plane-catches-fire-houstons-bush-airport-pas
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/us/united-airlines-houston-evacuation
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua1382#38f8eaa3
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 June 2019 | N837UA | United Airlines | 0 | Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (ERW/KEWR) | |
min |
| Hydraulic system problem | ||||||
| 24 March 2025 | N837UA | United Airlines | 0 | over northern Nevada | |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Location
Media:
VIDEO: United Airlines plane aborts takeoff from George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport after aircraft’s wing catches fire. Passenger footage obtained by @FOX26Houston. @livenowfox pic.twitter.com/URDRoVD0Ol
— Josh Breslow (@JoshBreslowTV) February 2, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2025 17:18 | ASN | Added |
| 02-Feb-2025 17:24 | ASN | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2025 17:26 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2025 18:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Mar-2025 18:40 | ASN | Updated |
| 25-Mar-2025 18:43 | ASN | Updated |
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