# Incident 20130407004459I: Airbus A319-112, Denver, CO, April 7, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2013, 12:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- 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: N948FR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319-112
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-5B6/P
- People aboard: 168
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130407004459I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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