Spirit A319 at Houston on Aug 8th 2021, panel divorced from airframe
Last Update: August 10, 2021 / 16:00:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 8, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-932
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
N521NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The aircraft subsequently remained on the ground for 18 hours.
The FAA reported stating as occurrence time Aug 8th 23:14Z: "AIRCRAFT PANEL (12" X 18") FELL OFF DURING DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 8R, HOUSTON, TX (IAH)" and rated the damage minor, the occurrence was rated an incident.
However, N521NK had departed Houston's runway 15R for flight NK-933 to Las Vegas at 16:20L (21:20Z), landed in Las Vegas at 17:00L (00:00Z Aug 9th), departed for the return flight at 18:14L (01:14Z) and landed on runway 08R at 22:43L (03:43Z).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 8, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-932
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
N521NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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