# Incident 20140809014469I: Airbus A321-231, San Juan, PR, August 9, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2014, 18:24 local time
- Place: San Juan, PR
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin Int'L Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 18.4394° N, 66.0021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL (SJU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4394&lon=-66.0021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A321-231 (registry code 3940032, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2533-A5 (registry code 34611, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-231
- Reported engine: IAE V2533-A5
- People aboard: 194
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 12
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,343 total, 147 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140809014469I

## Narrative

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

JETBLUE FLIGHT # 704, SJU-JFK, AIRCRAFT N903JB, MODEL A-321, ENCOUNTERED A #1 ENGINE BIRD STRIKE AT APPROXIMATELY 100KTS DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER LOUD BANG WAS HEARD, AIRPORT FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED TO FIND FIRE IN # 1 ENGINE TAIL PIPE, FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT WAS SUCCESSFULLY EVACUATED; ALL SLIDES EXCEPT THE L-3 DOOR WERE OPERATED AND SUCCESSFUL IN DEPLOYMENT.

## Other reports on N903JB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250803021639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250803021639I), Aug 3, 2025: Airbus A321-231 (N903JB), No damage. This event was initially recorded as an accident involving injury to one assigned crewmember. Upon investigation, it was determined that the injury was minor,…

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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