JetBlue Airways (New York) has issued this statement:

Flight 704 SJU – JFK (Airbus A321)

186 Customers and 6 Crew

On August 9, flight 704 SJU-JFK had a rejected takeoff at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. We are currently investigating the cause. Customers and Crew were evacuated via slide. No major injuries were reported.

Customers were given the option to be re-accommodated on Flight 8104 SJU – JFK.

From CNN: “A JetBlue Airways flight departing from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was evacuated Saturday evening after one of its engines caught fire, according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement”.

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The aircraft involved is Airbus A321-231 N903JB (msn 5783), delivered new on October 7, 2013.

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