# Incident 20260728010269I: Airbus S A S A321-271NX, Houston, TX, July 28, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2026, 18:21 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: George Bush Intcntl/Houston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.9844° N, 95.3414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GEORGE BUSH INTCNTL/HOUSTON (IAH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9844&lon=-95.3414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14544, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus S A S A321-271NX (registry code 3930916, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-s-a-s-a321-271nx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE PW1133G-JM (registry code 34600, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-pw1133g-jm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS S A S A321-271NX
- People aboard: 171
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,601 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260728010269I

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MMUN, AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL ADVISED ATC FOD WAS FOUND ON AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT AREAS. THE CREW WAS NOTIFIED AND SUBSEQUENTLY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO AND LANDED IN IAH SAFELY AT 2205Z. INSPECTION FROM AIRPORT OPERATIONS DID CONFIRM THAT ONE OF THE LEFT MAINS WAS MISSING TREAD. AIRCRAFT WAS TUGGED TO GATE. DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO ENGINE FAN BLADES, E1 ACOUSTIC PANEL AFT OF FAN BLADES, AND ABRADABLE SHROUD. NUMBER ONE ENGINE CHANGE WAS REQUIRED.

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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