# Incident 20130221019889I: Airbus Industrie A320-214, Saint Louis, MO, February 21, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2013, 19:00 local time
- Place: Saint Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: F3LA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N261AV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-214
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 48
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,882 total, 6,600 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130221019889I

## Narrative

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

DURING A ROUTINE TAXI OUT AFTER A LARGE SNOW/ICE EVENT IN SAINT LOUIS,  THE CAPTAIN NOTICE A SLIGHT LEFT ENGINE VIBRATION AND THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE SOME ICE BUILD UP ALTHOUGH HE WAS TAXIING WITH ANTI-ICE ON.  THE CAPTAIN PERFORMED AN "ICE SHEDDING PROCEDURE" WHICH IS AN ENGINE RUN-UP.  THE VIBRATION INCREASED AND THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE GATE.  MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE INSPECTIONS REFERENCED IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND DISCOVERED MULTIPLE FAN BLADES SHINGLED, PUNCTURED AND SCARRED ON THE NUMBER 1 (LEFT) ENGINE. THE ENTIRE FAN BLADE SECTION WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.  A BORESCOPE WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO DAMAGE OBSERVED TO THE CORE ENGINE. FINALLY, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK WITH THE ENGINE AT MINIMUM IDLE AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.

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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