# Incident 20241204016609I: Airbus A321-231, New York, NY, December 4, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2024, 19:42 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N952JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N952JB) (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/20241204016609I

## Narrative

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

ON 12/04/2024 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM- (BGI) - GRANTLEY ADAMS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - BARBADOS AND ARRIVED AT (JFK) JOHN F. KENNEDY AIRPORT - NEW YORK.

AT APPROXIMATELY 1942 LOCAL ON 12/04/2024 (0042 UTC -12/05/2024) THE AIRCRAFT ON ARRIVAL WASTAXING TO THE RAMP BEHIND A SUPER AIRBUS. THE ARRIVING AIRCRAFT REPORTED SOMETHING KICKED UP FROM THE SUPER AIRBUS AND DAMAGED THE LEFT WINDSHIELD OF THE ARRIVING AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE PILOTS OF THE ARRIVING AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS THE LEFT PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE SUPER AIRBUS HAD NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE AT ALL

THE ARRIVING AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS

1. ON TAXIWAY B - A SUPER AIRBUS MADE A TURN ON TAXIWAY D AND FOD HIT THE CA FIXED WINDOW CAUSING IT TO SHATTER.

2. INSPECTION REQUIRED DUE TO FOD DAMAGE TO CAPTAIN. FIXED WINDOW.

CORRECTIVE ACTION:

1. REMOVED & REPLACED L/H FIXED WINDOW PER AMM 56-11-12. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE ANTI-ICING & DEFOGGING SYS PER AMM 30-42-00 OPS CHECKS OK.

2. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE PER AMM 05-51-14. NO DAMAGE NOTED. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT ENGINES PER AMM 05-51-19. NO DAMAGE NOTED. NO ENGINE INGESTION NOTED. AIRCRAFT OKAY FOR CONTINUE SERVICE.

## Other reports on N952JB (1)

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

- [Incident 20250310005389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250310005389I), Mar 10, 2025: Airbus A321-231 (N952JB), Boston, MA, Minor damage. While on final approach at approximately 0500 local time to runway 22L at Boston Logan international airort, a of flock geese began to fly across the runway…

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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