# Incident 20181125017659I: Airbus A320-214, Austin, TX, November 25, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2018, 01:29 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 30.1945° N, 97.6699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (AUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1945&lon=-97.6699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217NV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217NV-2025-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-214 (registry code 3940006, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-5B4/P series (registry code 13011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-p-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-214
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181125017659I

## Narrative

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

IN THE COURSE OF PROVIDING COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, ON NOVEMBER 25, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 01:14 UTC TIME, AN AIRBUS A320-214, REGISTRATION N217NV DEPARTED THE AUSTIN, TEXAS AIRPORT(AUS) WITH ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR SOULS ON BOARD, ENROUTE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA AIRPORT, (IND).

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOMETHING AT APPOROXIMATELY 3,500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), CAUSING A RIGHT ENGINE VIBRATION OF 9.0+.  THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, EXECUTED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO THE AUSTIN (AUS) AIRPORT.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP UNDER ITS OWN POWER.

## Other reports on N217NV (1)

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

- [Incident 20211108019349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211108019349I), Nov 8, 2021: Airbus A320-214 (N217NV), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Reported striking birds while taking off runway 27R. Pilot requested to return to sfb to evaluate damage. Aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp without…

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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