# Incident 20050409007049I: Airbus A320211, Fort Myers, FL, April 9, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2005, 18:19 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: ARNF
- Location: 26.5362° N, 81.7552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (RSW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5362&lon=-81.7552&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFMJK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320211
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 146
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050409007049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 04/09/2005, AN AIR CANADA A-320, OPERATING AS FLT. #935 ENROUTE TO CYKZ (TORONTO, CANADA), WAS TAKING OFF AT RSW ON R/W 24, WHEN THE CREW REPORTED STRIKING ONE OR MORE BIRDS. THE TAKE-OFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE A2 WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CREW ADVISED THAT THEY REJECTED THE TAKE-OFF DUE #2 ENG. EGT REACHED 820 DEGS. C-THE ACARS READOUT RECORDED 720 DEGS. C. AN INSPECTION OF THE #2 ENGINE BY CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (AERO TECH. (239-768-4460), FOUND DAMAGE TO ELEVEN (11) FIRST STAGE FAN BLADES. COMPANY MAINTENANCE ALONG WITH ANOTHER CONTRACTOR (A/C MAINTENANCE) REQUIREMENTS. VIBRATION RECORDED ON RUN-UP WAS 1.7 WHICH IS SERVICEABLE-MAX. ALLOWED VIB. IS 2.8. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE RUNWAY WAS INSPECTED BY THE RSW AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND A MEDIUM SIZE DUCK WAS REMOVED. NOTE: THE PMI WAS DEBRIEFED ON THIS INCIDENT 04/12/05.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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