Frontier A20N at Cancun on Oct 11th 2021, flight control vibrations
Last Update: November 4, 2021 / 17:03:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 11, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-73
Departure
Cancun, Mexico
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N335FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Mexico's AIB reported the crew declared emergency due to flight control vibrations and returned to Cancun. There were no injuries, the aircraft received minor damage. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
The aircraft positioned to Tampa on Oct 13th 2021, performed test flights on Oct 15th 2021 and Oct 21st 2021 before returning to service on Oct 22nd 2021.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 11, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-73
Departure
Cancun, Mexico
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N335FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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