# Incident 20180617008139I: Airbus A-320, Cincinnati, OH, June 17, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2018, 13:36 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati-Greater Kentucky In
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254NV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N254NV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-214 (registry code 3940006, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-5B4/3 series (registry code 13090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A-320
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM
- People aboard: 158
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180617008139I

## Narrative

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

JUNE 17, 2018 WX0A FLIGHT AAY1314 DEPARTING CVG INGESTED A BIRD IN #2 ENGINE DURING CLIMG. 5 FAN BLADES WERE BENT WITH ACOUSTIC PANEL AND NOSE COWL DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO CVG AND LANDED WITH NO OTHER INCIDENTS. CVG MAINTENANCE REPLACED BLADES, ACOUSTIC PANELS, AND NOSE COWL. RAN ENGINE, OP'S CHECKED OK, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N254NV (1)

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

- [Incident 20180708009382I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180708009382I), Jul 8, 2018: Airbus A320-214 (N254NV), Destin, FL, Minor damage. AAY1913, (N254NV), A320, was maneuvering into the gate made contact with AAY1927 (N250NV) which was parked and vacant. N254NV has damage to a sharklet and…

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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