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FAA incident report · Airbus S A S A321-271NX · Houston, TX · January 3, 2026

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Date
January 3, 2026 · 11:12 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
George Bush Intercontinental/H
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N14506
Reported as
Airbus S A S A321-271NX
Reported engine
IAE PW1133G-JM
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N14506Registered now · Airbus S A S A321-271NXS/N 11680 · Built 2024Airframe modelAirbus S A S A321-271NXEngine modelIAE PW1133G-JMTurbo-fan

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What happened

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During approach into iah at approx. 400FL aircraft experienced birdstrike to left side of aircraft fuselage and #1 engine. Iahmm performed insp of E1 tec and lpt stage 3 blades no defect noted ref amm 72-00-00-210-812-A. Performed borescope insp of E1 lpc assembly found bird debris only no defect noted ref amm 72-31-00-290-802-A. Performed E1 hpc airfoils insp no evidence of bird debris or defect noted ref amm 72-35-00-290-801-A. E1 structural guide vane (sgv) outer liner segment cracked - replaced the cracked segment ref amm task 72-21-05-400-803-A

Dent on the external fuselage skin between FR2 and FR3 at approximately -Z819 directly fwd of the standby static port and inside the rvsm area below the captain's window - the repair, within the rvsm critical area, is approved per Airbus rdaf ref. 718704/007/2026#a

And will not affect rvsm operations. C/w repair.

Complied with bird strike inspection and cleaned all signs of bird strike ref amm 05-51-14-941-051-A - aircraft released back into service.

As the FAA filed it

DURING APPROACH INTO IAH AT APPROX. 400FL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED BIRDSTRIKE TO LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND #1 ENGINE. IAHMM PERFORMED INSP OF E1 TEC AND LPT STAGE 3 BLADES NO DEFECT NOTED REF AMM 72-00-00-210-812-A. PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSP OF E1 LPC ASSEMBLY FOUND BIRD DEBRIS ONLY NO DEFECT NOTED REF AMM 72-31-00-290-802-A. PERFORMED E1 HPC AIRFOILS INSP NO EVIDENCE OF BIRD DEBRIS OR DEFECT NOTED REF AMM 72-35-00-290-801-A. E1 STRUCTURAL GUIDE VANE (SGV) OUTER LINER SEGMENT CRACKED - REPLACED THE CRACKED SEGMENT REF AMM TASK 72-21-05-400-803-A

DENT ON THE EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FR2 AND FR3 AT APPROXIMATELY -Z819 DIRECTLY FWD OF THE STANDBY STATIC PORT AND INSIDE THE RVSM AREA BELOW THE CAPTAIN'S WINDOW - THE REPAIR, WITHIN THE RVSM CRITICAL AREA, IS APPROVED PER AIRBUS RDAF REF. 718704/007/2026#A

AND WILL NOT AFFECT RVSM OPERATIONS. C/W REPAIR.

COMPLIED WITH BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION AND CLEANED ALL SIGNS OF BIRD STRIKE REF AMM 05-51-14-941-051-A - AIRCRAFT RELEASED BACK INTO SERVICE.