# Incident 20050802017259I: Airbus A319111, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2005, 06:30 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: F3LA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N906FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N906FR-2016-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A319-111 (registry code 3940000, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a319-111) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319111
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050802017259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 08/02/2005 FRONTIER FLIGHT 414, REGISTRATION N906FR WAS INVOLVED IN A GROUND INCIDENT DURING PUSH BACK FROM TERMINAL 3, GATE 38. DURING PUSH BACK THE TOW TRACTOR OPERATOR WHOM WAS TRAINING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OVER RAN THE 95 DEGREE TOW LIMIT RESULTING IN THE SNAPPING OF THE LT TOW BAR SHEAR BOLT AND BOTH AIRCRAFT TOW ATTACH BOLTS. THE TRACTOR WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE RT ENGINE WHICH INGESTED THE GROUND HANDLING PLASTIC TOOL BOX CAUSING FOD DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. FRONTIER MAINTENANCE WERE FLOWN IN AND PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR AND TOW ATTACH MOUNT BRACKETS IAW WORK CARD MP05510-12/13. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE MOUNT BRACKET AND BAR WAS REPLACED. A BORE SCOPE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED IAW TASK CARD MP72400-1 WHICH REVEALED NO DAMAGE. THE COMPLETE BLADE SET WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 05-51-19-200-001 AND 71-00-710-008. OPS CHECK FOUND NO DEFECTS. DAMAGE TO THE INLET ABRAIDABLE MATERIAL WILL BE WORKED BY ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION A9-54R-10976. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE TUG DRIVER WAS TERMINATED, FOLLOWED BY QUARTERLY EVALUATIONS CONDUCTED BY FRONTIER SAFETY & SECURITY DEPARTMENT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. LETTER OF INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW.

## Other reports on N906FR (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140703010069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140703010069I), Jul 3, 2014: Airbus A319-111 (N906FR), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft was being marshalled in to gate A9 when left engine inlet cowl struck the jet bridge. Jet bridge was parked outside of the limitation box that was…
- [Incident 20100320030749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100320030749I), Mar 20, 2010: Airbus A319-111 (N906FR), Indianapolis, IN, No damage. A 03/22/10 federal aviation administration (FAA) air traffic facility report #56248 stated that at 2020Z (1520 CDT) [1620 local] frontier airlines flight 198,…

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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