A United Airbus A319-100, registration N837UA performing flight UA-1382 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to New York La Guardia,NY (USA) with 107 passengers and 5 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Houston's runway 15R when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 115 knots over ground), slowed and stopped on the runway. The crew reported the failure of their right hand engine (V2522), about a minute later requested fire trucks to attend to the aircraft. Airport operations reported they had heard a pop-sound and requested a runway inspection, tower approved the vehicle to enter the runway for the inspection behind the aircraft. The crew subsequently reported they had some indications and were now evacuating the aircraft. The right hand engine was seen emitting smoke. The aircraft was evacuated via slides. There were no injuries.
The FAA reported: "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."
On Apr 28th 2026 the NTSB reported they have opened a Class 3 investigation and released their preliminary information without any factual narrative.
The FAA reported: "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."
On Apr 28th 2026 the NTSB reported they have opened a Class 3 investigation and released their preliminary information without any factual narrative.
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