# Incident 20091006022169I: Airbus A320214, Denver, CO, October 6, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2009, 17:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: F3LA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203FR-2018-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-214 (registry code 3930316, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-5B4/P series (registry code 13011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-p-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320214
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 86
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,671 total, 4,509 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091006022169I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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