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FAA incident report · Airbus A320-214 · Denver, CO · October 6, 2009

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Date
October 6, 2009 · 17:30 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Denver International
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
F3LA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N203FR
Reported as
Airbus A320214
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
86
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,671 total4,509 in this make and model189 in the last 90 days
N203FRRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2018 · Airbus Industrie A320-214S/N 1806 · Built 2002Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A320-214Engine modelCFM International CFM56-5B4/P seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Frontier flight 787 was scheduled for service between den and las on 6 October 2009. Pilot aborted takeoff on runway 25 due to faulty airspeed indications and encountered hot brakes while taxiing back to the gate on taxiway B4. Brake temperatures exceeded 900 degrees centigrade, and all four tires went flat when the fuze plugs melted. De-planed the aircraft on taxiway normally—no emergency evacuation, no injuries. Pilot writeup noted the abort was initiated at approximately 90 knots. Frontier maintenance removed and replaced all four main wheel assemblies, replaced all four main tires and brake assemblies, and checked all brake flanges. Maintenance then performed systems operational checks on the aircraft and found no discrepancies with the autopilot, flight control unit, pitot static system, or altitude/airspeed indications. Pilot submitted an asap report following the incident. Frontier airlines refused to provide line pilot reports to the FAA after consultation with the pilots’ union. Planned FAA action was 44709 re-exam of both pilots. Frontier airlines conducted simulator re-check of both pilots, and it was determined the company re-check will substitute for a 44709 re-examination.

As the FAA filed it

FRONTIER FLIGHT 787 WAS SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE BETWEEN DEN AND LAS ON 6 OCTOBER 2009. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 25 DUE TO FAULTY AIRSPEED INDICATIONS AND ENCOUNTERED HOT BRAKES WHILE TAXIING BACK TO THE GATE ON TAXIWAY B4. BRAKE TEMPERATURES EXCEEDED 900 DEGREES CENTIGRADE, AND ALL FOUR TIRES WENT FLAT WHEN THE FUZE PLUGS MELTED. DE-PLANED THE AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY NORMALLY—NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION, NO INJURIES. PILOT WRITEUP NOTED THE ABORT WAS INITIATED AT APPROXIMATELY 90 KNOTS. FRONTIER MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FOUR MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, REPLACED ALL FOUR MAIN TIRES AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES, AND CHECKED ALL BRAKE FLANGES. MAINTENANCE THEN PERFORMED SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL CHECKS ON THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AUTOPILOT, FLIGHT CONTROL UNIT, PITOT STATIC SYSTEM, OR ALTITUDE/AIRSPEED INDICATIONS. PILOT SUBMITTED AN ASAP REPORT FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. FRONTIER AIRLINES REFUSED TO PROVIDE LINE PILOT REPORTS TO THE FAA AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE PILOTS’ UNION. PLANNED FAA ACTION WAS 44709 RE-EXAM OF BOTH PILOTS. FRONTIER AIRLINES CONDUCTED SIMULATOR RE-CHECK OF BOTH PILOTS, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE COMPANY RE-CHECK WILL SUBSTITUTE FOR A 44709 RE-EXAMINATION.