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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A319-112 · Denver, CO · April 7, 2013

Date: April 7, 2013 · 12:45 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Denver International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: F3LA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N948FR
Reported as: Airbus A319-112
Reported engine: CFM International CFM56-5B6/P
People aboard: 168
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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April 7, 2013 frontier airlines flight 151 enroute from Denver,CO. To jackson,WY. Experinced a bird strike to the #1 engine shortly after take off. Flight crew noted a high vibration on the number one engine and set idle thrust. Flight crew declared an emergency and return to Denver with no further incident. Flight crew was met by Denver fire and rescue and shut down number one engine. Frontier flight 151 returned to gate under its own power and passengers deplaned.

As the FAA filed it

APRIL 7, 2013 FRONTIER AIRLINES FLIGHT 151 ENROUTE FROM DENVER,CO. TO JACKSON,WY. EXPERINCED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE #1 ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. FLIGHT CREW NOTED A HIGH VIBRATION ON THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE AND SET IDLE THRUST. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO DENVER WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. FLIGHT CREW WAS MET BY DENVER FIRE AND RESCUE AND SHUT DOWN NUMBER ONE ENGINE. FRONTIER FLIGHT 151 RETURNED TO GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED.