Bird strike Incident Airbus A320-214 (WL) N233FR,
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Date:Tuesday 23 November 2021
Time:20:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-214 (WL)
Owner/operator:Frontier Airlines
Registration: N233FR
MSN: 7095
Year of manufacture:2016
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Trenton-Mercer County Airport, NJ (TTN/KTTN) -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Palm Beach AFB, FL (PBI/KPBI)
Destination airport:Trenton-Mercer County Airport, NJ (TTN/KTTN)
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Frontier Airlines flight F9820, an Airbus A320-214, struck multiple birds. A post-flight detection revealed a hole in the fuselage.

The Nov 26th FAA in stated the aircraft sustained substantial damage causing a hole in the fuselage. The aircraft remained on the ground in Trenton for about 70 hours before returning to service.

Sources:

FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n233fr#29f6dbb8

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Nov-2021 17:54 harro Added
24-Nov-2021 17:54 harro Updated
28-Nov-2021 13:42 Captain Adam Updated [Damage, Narrative]
13-Oct-2022 14:16 harro Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative]

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