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Passengers and crew aboard a United Airlines Airbus A319 departing from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, evacuated onto the runway after an indication of an engine issue before takeoff on Sunday, February 2.Amber Nicole captured this video and could be heard stating her disbelief behind the camera as passengers used inflatable evacuation slides and emergency responders arrived on the scene.In a statement to Storyful, United Airlines said UA flight 1382, which was headed to New York’s LaGuardia Airport, received an “indication” about one engine and halted takeoff while on the runway.“Passengers deplaned on the runway via a combination of slides and stairs and were bused to the terminal. There are no reported injuries at this time. We lined up a different aircraft to take customers to their destination at 2:00 pm CT,” the statement said.In the video, Amber Nicole can be heard saying one of the plane’s tires blew out, but made it clear to Storyful she now understood the issue was the engine. Credit: Amber Nicole via Storyful