20181130023639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A320-214 · Las Vegas, NV · November 30, 2018

Date
November 30, 2018 · 07:10 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mccarran International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
F3LA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N227FR
Reported as
Airbus A320-214
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56-5B4/3
People aboard
172
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On Friday November 30, 2018, at approximately 0710 pacific standard time (PST), an Airbus model A-320-214, serial number 6184 with registration number N227FR, operating as frontier airlines flight FFT260 departed Las Vegas, NV (las) to tampa, FL (tpa). During take-off the right engine inboard and outboard cowling opened, separated from the aircraft and fell onto runway 26L. The take-off continued and the aircraft returned to las for an uneventful landing. There were 166 passengers on-board. No injuries were reported.

Frontier airlines, inc. holds air carrier certificate number F3LA008Y, authorized to conduct 14CFR part 121 domestic, flag and supplemental operations with Airbus, A319, A320 and A321 aircraft. The company headquarters are located in denver Colorado

As the FAA filed it

ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 0710 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST), AN AIRBUS MODEL A-320-214, SERIAL NUMBER 6184 WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N227FR, OPERATING AS FRONTIER AIRLINES FLIGHT FFT260 DEPARTED LAS VEGAS, NV (LAS) TO TAMPA, FL (TPA). DURING TAKE-OFF THE RIGHT ENGINE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD COWLING OPENED, SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND FELL ONTO RUNWAY 26L. THE TAKE-OFF CONTINUED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAS FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THERE WERE 166 PASSENGERS ON-BOARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC. HOLDS AIR CARRIER CERTIFICATE NUMBER F3LA008Y, AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT 14CFR PART 121 DOMESTIC, FLAG AND SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH AIRBUS, A319, A320 AND A321 AIRCRAFT. THE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED IN DENVER COLORADO