A Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VN-A392 performing flight VN-920 from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Phnom Penh (Cambodia), was accelerating for takeoff from Ho Chi Minh City's runway 25L when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed due to an "ENG 2 FAIL" indication. The aircraft came to a stop about 1600 meters/5250 feet down the runway. Emergency services responded, not only because of the rejected takeoff but also because of a large smoke plume rising from the grass at the right side of the runway. Emergency services put the grass fire out within about 10 minutes. The passengers disembarked onto the runway via mobile stairs and were taken to the terminal, the aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron.
The airline reported there was a technical issue with one of the nose wheel tyres, there was no fire or explosion on the aircraft. The crew rejected takeoff and stopped safely. There were no injuries.
Vietnam's Civil Aviation Authority reported a part of the tyre impacted and damaged the side of the right hand engine's (V2533) cover, which in turn caused the grass fire. The CAA have opened an investigation into the occurrence.
On Mar 22nd 2020 (Mar 21st 2020 US East Coast Time) the FAA released an emergency airworthiness directive EAD-2020-07-51 for all International Aero Engines AG (IAE) V2522-A5, V2524-A5, V2525-D5, V2527-A5, V2527E-A5, V2527M-A5, V2528-D5, V2530-A5, and V2533-A5 model turbofan engines.
The FAA argues: "This emergency AD was prompted by investigative findings from an event that occurred on March 18, 2020, in which an Airbus Model A321-231 airplane, powered by IAE V2533-A5 model turbofan engines, experienced an uncontained high-pressure turbine (HPT) 1st-stage disk failure that resulted in an aborted takeoff. This condition, if not addressed, could result in release of high-energy debris, damage to the engine, damage to the airplane, and loss of the airplane."
Operators of such engines are required to determined whether a HPT first stage disk of specific serial numbers are installed and if so, remove those HPT stage 1 disks from the engine within 5 cycles.
On Apr 9th 2020 the NTSB reported: "The government of Vietnam has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A321 airplane that occurred on March 18, 2020. A Vietnam Airbus A321-231 powered by two International Aero Engines V2533-A5 turbofan engines experienced a No. 2 (right) engine high pressure turbine disk rupture and uncontainment during the takeoff roll from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Captain performed a rejected takeoff and the airplane was stopped safely on the runway; no injuries were report and no evacuation was necessary. Post event engine inspection confirmed a high pressure turbine stage 1 disk had burst and penetrated through the engine case and engine cowling."
On Jun 17th 2020 The Aviation Herald learned that the crew heard a loud bang from the right hand side followed by an ECAM "ENG 2 FAIL" indication. The aircraft also began to veer to the right side. The captain took control of the aircraft and rejected takeoff at 130 KIAS. After the aircraft came to a stop the ECAM actions were performed including discharging the fire agent. As result of the rejected takeoff tyre #4 deflated. An assessment by tower and crew indicated no emergency evacuation was needed. The passengers disembarked normally onto the runway and were bussed to the terminal.