# Incident 20181130023639I: Airbus A320-214, Las Vegas, NV, November 30, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2018, 07:10 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: F3LA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227FR-2022-11-03) (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
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-5B4/3
- People aboard: 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181130023639I

## Narrative

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

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

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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