# Incident 20191025022219I: Airbus A320-214, October 25, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2019, 08:00 local time
- Airport: Baltimore/Washington Internati
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: F3LA
- Aircraft: N213FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213FR-2023-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-214 (registry code 3940006, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-5B4 series (registry code 13010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-214
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-5B4
- People aboard: 187
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191025022219I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 25, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0532 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), AN AIRBUS MODEL A-320-214, SERIAL NUMBER 4704, WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N213FR, OPERATING AS FRONTIER AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBER 226, DEPARTED DENVER, CO (DEN) TO BALTIMORE, MD (BWI). WHILE IN MINNEAPOLIS CENTER AIRSPACE THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE INJURING ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (POSITION B) WHEN HER HEAD COLLIDED WITH THE CEILING. THE CABIN WAS NOTIFIED TO REMAIN IN THEIR SEATS, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT FELT IT WAS SMOOTH ENOUGH TO GET BACK UP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE TURBULENCE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES AT THIS TIME. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS EVALUATED AND DETERMINED TO HAVE MINOR INJURIES, NO BROKEN BONES, NO FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS ADMINISTERED.

PRIOR TO THE SEVERE TURBULENCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED DOWN TO FL290 DUE TO TURBULENCE, THEN FL220 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. 180 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, 2 PILOTS AND 4 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GENERATE AN AUTOMATIC LOAD 15 REPORT, BUT THE CAPTAIN DESCRIBED IT AS SEVERE.

POST FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW DOCUMENTED DISCREPANCIES ON MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK PAGE LP1220861: ITEM 1. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE @ FL 290 @ APPROXIMATELY MACH .72. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ENTERED THE CORRECTIVE ACTION AS: PERFORMED EXCESSIVE TURBULENCE INSPECTION I.A.W. AMM 05-51-17. NO DEFECTS FOUND. AIRCRAFT OKAY FOR FLIGHT. LP1220861: ITEM 2. AFT GALLEY OVERHEAD TRIP DAMAGED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DAMAGE FOUND TO BE CRACKED CEILING PANEL ABOVE F/A SEAT B/D. PLACED ON NEF 25-99-30AC, C/N 1156233. DD 02-22-2020. PLACARD INSTALLED.

## Other reports on N213FR (1)

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

- [Incident 20210604018419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210604018419I), Jun 4, 2021: Airbus A320-214 (N213FR), Washington Dc, DC, No damage. 1. The first officer had a long duty day, and was asked by crew scheduling if he would be willing to extend his duty day past 12 hours. 2. Approach control…

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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