What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 5, 2024, a frontier airlines Airbus A321 (N701FR) operating as flight fftprivacy data omitted from san diego (ksan) to Las Vegas (klas), declared an emergency due to a smoke indication in the cockpit. The crew ran the smoke/fumes/avncs smoke checklist which resulted in the aircraft entering emergency electrical configuration. At approximately 1310LT, the aircraft landed and subsequently all four main gear tires deflated, resulting in a main landing gear wheel fire. The fire was quickly extinguished. All passengers and crew were evacuated via airstairs onto the runway. No injuries were reported to the 179 passengers onboard. Runway 26L is currently closed.
Video of the event shows the aircraft on landing rollout with flames from the right main landing gear area. It is unknown at this time what was the cause of the smoke indication. The aircraft did experience radio communications difficulties after landing. The aircraft rescue fire fighters were unable to communicate with the pilots.
According to the quick reference handbook, when the airplane is in the elec emer config condition, the wheel brake anti-skid, engine reversers, and nosewheel steering systems (among others) are inoperative, due to the limited electrical power available.
N380FR is a 2021 Airbus A321NEO, registered as serial number 10512 and powered by two ge leap-1A26 turbofan engines (FAA type certificate) in 190 seats configuration.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 5, 2024, A FRONTIER AIRLINES AIRBUS A321 (N701FR) OPERATING AS FLIGHT FFT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM SAN DIEGO (KSAN) TO LAS VEGAS (KLAS), DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A SMOKE INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW RAN THE SMOKE/FUMES/AVNCS SMOKE CHECKLIST WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERING EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL CONFIGURATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1310LT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SUBSEQUENTLY ALL FOUR MAIN GEAR TIRES DEFLATED, RESULTING IN A MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL FIRE. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE EVACUATED VIA AIRSTAIRS ONTO THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE 179 PASSENGERS ONBOARD. RUNWAY 26L IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
VIDEO OF THE EVENT SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLLOUT WITH FLAMES FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AREA. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT DID EXPERIENCE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS DIFFICULTIES AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTERS WERE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PILOTS.
ACCORDING TO THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK, WHEN THE AIRPLANE IS IN THE ELEC EMER CONFIG CONDITION, THE WHEEL BRAKE ANTI-SKID, ENGINE REVERSERS, AND NOSEWHEEL STEERING SYSTEMS (AMONG OTHERS) ARE INOPERATIVE, DUE TO THE LIMITED ELECTRICAL POWER AVAILABLE.
N380FR IS A 2021 AIRBUS A321NEO, REGISTERED AS SERIAL NUMBER 10512 AND POWERED BY TWO GE LEAP-1A26 TURBOFAN ENGINES (FAA TYPE CERTIFICATE) IN 190 SEATS CONFIGURATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.