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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A319111 · Omaha, NE · February 18, 2009

Date: February 18, 2009 · 09:21 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: F3LA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N939FR
Reported as: Airbus A319111
Reported engine: GE CFM56565B
People aboard: 89
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N939FRRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2022 · Airbus A319-112S/N 2448 · Built 2005 Airframe modelAirbus A319-112 Engine modelCFM International CFM56-5B6/P seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) N939FR, A319-111, was operated as frontier flight 440, from den to oma. On descent from FL350, the crew received a nr 4 engine control fault message and the right engine shutdown. The crew declared an emergency. The engine restarted without crew input, and all parameters returned to normal. Further descent, approach and landing were uneventful on two engines. Maintenance determined that the hydromechanical unit had failed. The unit was replaced and the aircraft approved for return to service. Total time of the aircraft and hydromechanical unit was 14,000 hours, and 6,944 cycles.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N939FR, A319-111, WAS OPERATED AS FRONTIER FLIGHT 440, FROM DEN TO OMA. ON DESCENT FROM FL350, THE CREW RECEIVED A NR 4 ENGINE CONTROL FAULT MESSAGE AND THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITHOUT CREW INPUT, AND ALL PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL. FURTHER DESCENT, APPROACH AND LANDING WERE UNEVENTFUL ON TWO ENGINES. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE HYDROMECHANICAL UNIT HAD FAILED. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. TOTAL TIME OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HYDROMECHANICAL UNIT WAS 14,000 HOURS, AND 6,944 CYCLES.