# Incident 20211108019349I: Airbus A320-214, Sanford, FL, November 8, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2021, 18:08 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&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
- 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/20211108019349I

## Narrative

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

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 FURTHER INCIDENT.  POST FLIGHT, FOUND NUMBER 2 ENGINE FAN BLADES DAMAGE.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MAINTENANCE REPORTED AN EAGLE BIRD HIT NUMBER 2 ENGINE. ENGINE DAMAGE INCLUDED,   TWENTY-FIVE FAN BLADES, TWO OUTLET GUIDE VANES (OGV), TWO FAN ACOUSTICAL PANELS AFT OF OGV, ONE ACOUSTICAL PANEL FORWARD OF OGV.  EVIDENCE OF BIRD DEBRIS INTO THE ENGINE CORE WAS NOTED.  ENGINE CONDITION MONITOR (ECM) REPORTED HIGH VIBRATION TO 9 UNITS.  DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE,  AND LIMITED ALLOWANCE FOR ON WING REPAIR OF ACOUSTICAL PANELS,  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENGINEERING/MAINTENANCE ELECTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N217NV (1)

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

- [Incident 20181125017659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181125017659I), Nov 25, 2018: Airbus A320-214 (N217NV), Austin, TX, Minor damage. In the course of providing commercial air transportation service, on November 25, 2018, at approximately 01:14 UTC time, an Airbus A320-214, registration…

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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