# Incident 20181009016809I: Airbus A320-214, Cleveland, OH, October 9, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2018, 18:14 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260NV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260NV) (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 A320-214
- People aboard: 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181009016809I

## Narrative

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

ALLEGIANT AIR FLIGHT NUMBER AAY1633 EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE #2 ENGINE ON TAKEOFF OUT OF KCLE. FOLLOWING THE BIRD STRIKE, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY HIGH VIBRATION TO 6.3 AND THEN STABILIZED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION AND LANDED AT KPGD WITHOUT INCIDENT.

ALLEGIANT MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE INTO THE #2 ENGINE. THE BIRD STRIKE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO FIVE FIRST STAGE FAN BLADES #23 THRU #27.

THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE OF BIRD REMNANTS GOING DOWN THE CORE OF THE ENGINE, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE CORE ENGINE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

FIRST STAGE FAN BLADES REPLACED AS REQUIRED FOR DAMAGE AND BALANCE.

A VIBRATION CHECK ON THE #2 ENGINE PERFORMED WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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