Possible Engine Fire Sparks Emergency Action

A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Vancouver was evacuated at O'Hare International Monday night, after the plane taxiing behind it reported seeing a possible engine fire.

United Flight 1035, an Airbus A319 carried 84 passengers and a crew of five when it left the gate. One passenger and one flight attendant were hospitalized after sliding down the emergency chutes. They reported only minor injuries. A second passenger was reportedly treated at the scene.

"There may have been sparks coming out of the engine," United spokeswoman Jenna Obluck said in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times.

FAA Preliminary Accident Report

IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 806UA    Make/Model: A319   Description: A-319
 Date: 08/17/2004   Time: 0107

 Event Type: Incident  Highest Injury: Minor   Mid Air: N  Missing: N
 Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
 City: CHICAGO           State: IL  Country: US

DESCRIPTION
 UNITED AIRLINES, N806UA, UAL1035, AN AIRBUS 319 ACFT, WHILE ON DEPARTURE,
 TOWER REPORTED SPARKS IN THE #1 ENGINE, ACFT WAS TAXIED OFF AND 89
 PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED BY CHUTES, 4 PASSENGERS REPORTED MINOR INJURIES,
 NONE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, CHICAGO, IL

INJURY DATA   Total Fatal:  0
         # Crew:  0  Fat:  0   Ser:  0   Min:  0   Unk: 
         # Pass: 89  Fat:  0   Ser:  0   Min:  4   Unk: 
         # Grnd:       Fat:  0   Ser:  0   Min:  0   Unk: 

WEATHER: NOT REPORED                                 
                                          
OTHER DATA
 Activity: Business   Phase: Take-off   Operation: Air Carrier

 Departed: CHICAGO, IL         Dep Date:  Dep. Time:  
 Destination: VANCOUVER, BC      Flt Plan: UNK     Wx Briefing: U
 Last Radio Cont: UNK
 Last Clearance: UNK

 FAA FSDO: WEST CHICAGO, IL (GL03)       Entry date: 08/17/2004

FMI: www.united.com, www.ntsb.gov