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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A319-112 · St. Petersburg, FL · August 2, 2025

Date
August 2, 2025 · 18:48 local
Place
St. Petersburg, FL
Airport
St Petersburg-Clearwater International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WX0A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N325NV
Reported as
Airbus A319-112
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56-5B6
People aboard
133
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total

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.

Just prior to takeoff roll, airport operations had bird dispersal vehicle on runway 36. During takeoff, just after rotation, aircraft ingested bird, or birds, into number two engine. High engine vibrations resulted. Crew elected to return to kpie for precautionary landing. Checklists completed and overweight landing performed. Maintenance confirmed three fan blades were damaged and required replacement. Bird remains were also present in the engine.

As the FAA filed it

JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRPORT OPERATIONS HAD BIRD DISPERSAL VEHICLE ON RUNWAY 36. DURING TAKEOFF, JUST AFTER ROTATION, AIRCRAFT INGESTED BIRD, OR BIRDS, INTO NUMBER TWO ENGINE. HIGH ENGINE VIBRATIONS RESULTED. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO KPIE FOR PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. CHECKLISTS COMPLETED AND OVERWEIGHT LANDING PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THREE FAN BLADES WERE DAMAGED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. BIRD REMAINS WERE ALSO PRESENT IN THE ENGINE.