JJ3142 - Incident: LATAM Brasil A320 at Sao Paulo on Jan 19th 2021

A LATAM Brasil Airbus A320-200, registration PR-TYA performing flight JJ-3142 from Sao Paulo Congonhas,SP to Vitoria,ES (Brazil) with 144 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Congonhas' runway 17L when the crew heard an abnormal noise from the left hand engine (CFM56) and received an "ENG 1 FAIL" ECAM indication. The crew rejected takeoff at low speed (about 20 knots over ground), taxied the aircraft along the runway to the first available exit about 965 meters/3150 feet down the runway and returned the aircraft to the apron.

Brazil's CENIPA reported the left engine was shut down following the failure and the aircraft returned to the apron. The aircraft received minor damage. The occurrence was rated an incident without investigation.