20250529008189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus Industrie A320-214 · Mcallen, TX · May 29, 2025

Date
May 29, 2025 · 12:07 local
Place
Mcallen, TX
Airport
Mcallen
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WX0A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N274NV
Reported as
Airbus Industrie A320-214
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56-5B4/P
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Investigation revealed captain aborted takeoff (high speed) due to visible bird strike and subsequent degradation of the number two engine. Aborted takeoff was executed at approximately 120 KTS, but below the calculated V1 speed. Dispatch phone reports and ATC tower tapes, confirms that an emergency was not declared, however due to understandably high brake temps (~500F) the captain requested ARFF support to monitor the hot brake situation. The aircraft returned to the gate under its own power and deplaned passengers normally without incident. Follow on inspection of the aircraft by maintenance, confirmed bird strike damage to the number two (right) engine fan blades. No deviation or violation of cfrs or ch procedures was discovered. No further action is required.

As the FAA filed it

INVESTIGATION REVEALED CAPTAIN ABORTED TAKEOFF (HIGH SPEED) DUE TO VISIBLE BIRD STRIKE AND SUBSEQUENT DEGRADATION OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE. ABORTED TAKEOFF WAS EXECUTED AT APPROXIMATELY 120 KTS, BUT BELOW THE CALCULATED V1 SPEED. DISPATCH PHONE REPORTS AND ATC TOWER TAPES, CONFIRMS THAT AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED, HOWEVER DUE TO UNDERSTANDABLY HIGH BRAKE TEMPS (~500F) THE CAPTAIN REQUESTED ARFF SUPPORT TO MONITOR THE HOT BRAKE SITUATION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND DEPLANED PASSENGERS NORMALLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOLLOW ON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY MAINTENANCE, CONFIRMED BIRD STRIKE DAMAGE TO THE NUMBER TWO (RIGHT) ENGINE FAN BLADES. NO DEVIATION OR VIOLATION OF CFRS OR CH PROCEDURES WAS DISCOVERED. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.