# Incident 20251030017759I: Airbus A320-232, Tampa, FL, October 30, 2025 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 30, 2025, 13:57 local time - Place: Tampa, FL - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: YENA - Location: 27.3070° N, 83.9257° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3070&lon=-83.9257&mi=10 - Aircraft: N605JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605JB) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Airbus A320-232 (registry code 3940004, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-232 - Reported engine: IAE V2500SERIES - People aboard: 22 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 22 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ENG26LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26LA004) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251030017759I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. EVENT SUMMARY: ON 10/30/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1757Z – AN A320-232, OPERATING AS A REVENUE PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM CANCUN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MMUN) TO NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EWR), ENCOUNTERED AN UN-COMMANDED PITCH DOWN EVENT. THE CREW CONTACTED MIAMI ATC TO REQUEST TO BE DIVERTED TO TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TPA) DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT TPA AT 1819Z. THE CVR /DVDR BOXES WERE REMOVED AND QUARANTINED. THE DVDR WAS SENT TO AIRBUS FOR ANALYSIS. THE ELAC 2 TROUBLESHOOTING DATA ANALYZED BY AIRBUS CONFIRMED ELAC 2 FAILURE. ELAC 1 AND 2 WERE REPLACED, AND THE FLIGHT CONTROL DATA CONCENTRATOR (FDC 1 AND 2) WERE ALSO REPLACED AS RECOMMENDED BY AIRBUS. THE BLUE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR AND SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS. THE REASON MESSAGE HYD B RSVR LO LVL CAME ON WAS DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE INTERNAL FLOAT INSIDE THE RESERVOIR DURING THE PITCH DOWN EVENT. THE ELAC COMMUNICATION AND MONITORING WIRING CIRCUITS CHECKED FOR LOSS OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATOR SERVO LOOPS NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED, OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE SIDE STICK ASSEMBLIES PERFORMED, AND ALL TEST PASSED, FLIGHT CONTROL INTEGRITY TEST ACCOMPLISHED AND TESTED SATISFACTORY. SEVERAL CABIN AND LAVATORY INTERIOR PANELS WERE FOUND DAMAGED AND REPLACED. A SEVERE TURBULENCE PHASE 1 INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. TEST FLIGHT ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED, THERE WAS NO TURBULENCE REPORTED DURING THIS EVENT; THE TURBULENCE INSPECTION WAS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION TO ENSURE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE INTEGRITY. ON NOVEMBER 28, 2025, THE FAA ISSUED AN EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE - FAA AD 2025-24-51. THE EMERGENCY AD WAS PROMPTED BY AN UN-COMMANDED AND LIMITED PITCH DOWN EVENT THAT OCCURRED ON AN AIRBUS A320 AIRPLANE, WHERE THE AUTOPILOT REMAINED ENGAGED WITH A BRIEF AND LIMITED LOSS OF ALTITUDE. THE EMERGENCY AD IS TO ADDRESS A MALFUNCTION OF THE AFFECTED ELEVATOR AILERON COMPUTER (ELAC). THE AD WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON AIRCRAFT N605JB PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT ON NOVEMBER 30, 2025. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY WAS IDENTIFIED LEADING TO THIS INCIDENT. SINCE THE REPAIRS AND EMERGENCY AD HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED WITH NO FURTHER REPORTED ISSUES WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM. A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY ONGOING TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ELAC 2 FAILURE. ALL FINDINGS WILL BE SHARED WITH THE RELEVANT PARTIES TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUING OPERATIONAL SAFETY AND AIRWORTHINESS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FLEET TYPE. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ENG26LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26LA004), Oct 30, 2025: Airbus A320-232 (N605JB), Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), incident, minor damage, investigation ongoing ## Other reports on N605JB (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20260319001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260319001719A), Mar 19, 2026: Airbus A320-232 (N605JB), West Palm Beach, FL, No damage. During the CLEMENT2'S arrival into West Palm Beach, the aircraft encountered a brief but sudden updraft between 7,000 and 9,000 feet while flying through a… 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. 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