# Incident 20160523010089I: Airbus A320-214, Denver, CO, May 23, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2016, 13:26 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VQIA
- 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: N855VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N855VA-2024-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-214 (registry code 3940006, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-5B4 series (registry code 13010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-214
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56
- People aboard: 131
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160523010089I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKE-OFF ROLL VIRGIN AMERICA FLIGHT VRD860 FROM DENVER TO SAN FRANCISCO IMPACTED A BIRD IN THE #2 ENGINE AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL. THE #2 ENGINE VIBE WAS OBSERVED TO MOMENTARILY RISE TO 8.9 AND THEN RETURN TO 4.2 VIBES. NO OTHER ENGINE ABNORMAL PARAMETERS OR EXCEEDANCES WERE OBSERVED. THEY CONTINUED TO CLIMB-OUT TO 10K AND THEN RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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