# Incident 20230813011329I: Airbus A321-231, Shirley, MA, August 13, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2023, 22:16 local time
- Place: Shirley, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 42.5365° N, 71.6674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shirley, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5365&lon=-71.6674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N989JT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A321-231 (registry code 3940032, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2533-A5 (registry code 34611, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-231
- Reported engine: IAE V2533-A5
- 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/20230813011329I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 13, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 22:16, RESIDENTS OF A HOME REPORTED A LARGE CHUNK OF ICE HAD PENETRATED THEIR ROOF INTO THE ATTIC. LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED. THE OCCURRENCE WAS REPORTED TO THE FAA OPERATIONS CENTER ATLANTA BY THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS BELIEVED THAT A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING OVER THE AREA AND THAT THE ICE MAY HAVE FALLEN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THREE ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT WERE ALSO IDENTIFIED IN THE AREA AT THE TIME: TWO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND ONE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N989JT (1)

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

- [Incident 20240101006889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240101006889I), Jan 1, 2024: Airbus A321-231 (N989JT), Los Angeles, CA, No damage. The FAA Los Angeles, CA, flight standard district office (FSDO) received a report that on January 02, 2024, at approximately 0409 UTC (January 01, 2024, @ 2009…

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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