N328FR

AIRBUS A320-251N · 2018 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 190 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC. (F3LA)Operatoron 2019-08-27Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2019-08-27 Operator named in NTSB report
Airbus A320 Serious injury Part 121 — FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.

Operated by FRONTIER AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case DCA19CA206

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

16 reports on file, 2018-07-20 – 2025-09-13.

NO TEST · 2025-09-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 23,249 hrs · 10,620 cycles

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED AND IS IN CHECK FOR SCHEDULED MX. DURING OPS CHK, FOUND EPSU BATTERY 11WL INOPERATIVLE. REPLACEMENT REQUIRED IAW AMM-33-51-38-400-002-A REV.103. REPLACED EPSU BATTERY 11WL IAW AMM 33-51-38-400-002-A REV.103.

Source: SDR F3LA202509150289
NO TEST · 2025-09-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 23,249 hrs · 10,620 cycles

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED AND IS IN CHECK FOR SCHEDULED MX. DURING OPS CHK, FOUND EPSU BATTERY 12WL INOPERATIVE, REPLACEMENT REQUIRED IAW AMM-33-51-38-400-002-A REV.103. REPLACED EPSU BATTERY 12WL IAW AMM 33-51-38-400-002-A REV.103.

Source: SDR F3LA202509150290
NO TEST · 2025-03-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — NO TEST (ZONE 200) · airframe 21,945 hrs · 9,958 cycles

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED, OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, NO FLIGHT DELAY-LP260973 ITEM 3 EPSU TEST FLAGGED FAILURE OF 12WL. REMOVED AND REPLACED EPSU BATTERY AT 12WL IAW AMM 33-51-38-400-002-A. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR F3LA202503120199
Earlier reports · 2018–2023 · 13 reports

2023

OTHER · 2023-11-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: SEAL — CORRODED (CARGO DOOR) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 18,043 hrs · 7,979 cycles

REFERENCE NR 5001274441-0010 AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED AND IS IN CHECK FOR SCHEDULED MX. BULK CARGO DOOR SILL BEAM FOUND CORRODED REPAIR REQUIRED AS PER SRM 53-41-49-300-003 REV 38. REPAIRED BULK CARGO DOOR SILL AS PER SRM 53-41-49-300-003 REV 38. MX ACTION IS ACCEPTABLE.

Source: SDR F3LA2023111300205
OTHER · 2023-10-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5322

Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 18,043 hrs · 7,979 cycles

REFERENCE NR 5001273921-0010 AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED AND IS IN CHECK FOR SCHEDULED MX. DURING INSPECTION FOUND R/H SHEAR PLATE FR69-70 CRAKED REPLACEMENT REQUIRED AS PER SRM 53-41-14-283-009 REV. 38. REPLACED RH SHEAR PLATE AS PER SRM 51-72-11-911-001 REV 38. MX ACTION IS ACCEPTABLE.

Source: SDR F3LA2023111000201
OTHER · 2023-10-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 18,043 hrs · 7,979 cycles

REFERENCE NR 50012739733-0010 AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED AND IS IN CHECK FOR SCHEDULED MX. FOUND FLOOR BEAM Y-1162.5 FR 68-69 CORRODED REPLACEMENT REQUIRED AS PER SRM 53-41-14-283-009 REV. 38. REPLACED FLOOR BEAM Y-1162.5 AT FR68-69 AS PER SRM 51-72-11-911-001 REV 38. MX ACTION IS ACCEPTABLE.

Source: SDR F3LA2023111000202
OTHER · 2023-10-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 18,043 hrs · 7,979 cycles

REFERENCE NR 5001273924-0010 AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED AND IS IN CHECK FOR SCHEDULED MX. FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR BEAM Y1292 FR 66 REPLACEMENT REQUIRED AS PER SRM 51-72-11 REV. 38. REPLACED FLOOR BEAM Y1292 AT FR66 AS PER SRM 51-72-11-911-001 REV 38. MX ACTION IS ACCEPTABLE.

Source: SDR F3LA2023111300208
OTHER · 2023-10-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: DOOR SILL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 18,043 hrs · 7,979 cycles

REFERENCE NR 5001273898-0010 AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED AND IS IN CHECK FOR SCHEDULED MX. CORROSION ON LH AFT DOOR SILL BEAM BETWEEN FR 66-68 REPAIR REQUIRED AS PER SRM 53-41-14-283-002 REV. 38 AND SRM 53-41-14-300-003 REV 38 CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPAIRED LH AFT DOOR SILL BEAM AS PER SRM 53-41-14-300-001REV 38 MX ACTION IS ACCEPTABLE.

Source: SDR F3LA2023111000203
OTHER · 2023-10-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: DOOR SILL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 18,043 hrs · 7,979 cycles

REFERENCE NR 500127329-0010 AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED AND IS IN CHECK FOR SCHEDULED MX. CORROSION ON RH AFT DOOR SILL BETWEEN FR66-68 REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AS PER SRM 53-41-14 REV 38. REPLACED AFT DOOR SILL AT FR66-68 AS PER SRM 51-72-11REV 38 AND AMM 53-45-15 REV 96. MX ACTION IS ACCEPTABLE./END/

Source: SDR F3LA2023111300207
OTHER · 2023-10-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5322

Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 18,043 hrs · 7,979 cycles

DISCREPANCY: REFERENCE NR 5001273899-0010 AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED AND IS IN CHECK FOR SCHEDULED MX. DURING INSPECTION FOUND L/H SHEAR PLATE FR69-70 CRAKED REPLACEMENT REQUIRED AS PER SRM 53-41-14-283-009 REV. 38. REPLACED LH SHEAR PLATE AS PER SRM 51-72-11-911-001 REV 38. MX ACTION IS ACCEPTABLE.

Source: SDR F3LA2023111000200
OTHER · 2023-10-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: DOOR SILL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 18,043 hrs · 7,979 cycles

REFERENCE NR 5001273507-0010 AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED AND IS IN CHECK FOR SCHEDULED MX. CORROSION ON LH AFT DOOR SILL BETWEEN FR66-68 REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AS PER SRM 53-41-14 REV 38. REPLACED AFT DOOR SILL AT FR66-68 AS PER SRM 51-72-11REV 38 AND AMM 53-45-15 REV 96. MX ACTION IS ACCEPTABLE.

Source: SDR F3LA2023111300206

2022

WARNING INDICATION · 2022-09-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: ENGINE — STALLED (ZONE 400) · airframe 14,589 hrs · 6,454 cycles

ENG #1 STALL ECAM ON DESCENT LEVELING AT FTL 190 FELT AND HEARD ONE BUMP FROM THE #1ENGINE DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ABNORMALITIES WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE ENGINE PAREMETERS ECAM WENT AWAY BEFORE WE COULD START IT. CORRECTED ACTION: PERFORMED TSM 77-11-11-810-815-A FOUND DAMAGE TO RH VSV ACTUATOR BUSHINGS. INSTALLED NEW BUSHINHG PER EW-AC-75R-37229. PERFORMED OPS TEST PER AMM 71-00-00-710-814 NO REACURRANCE OF STALL T/W JETTPRO JC0123 DUE 12/22

Source: SDR F3LA2022100400127
OTHER · 2022-06-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7711

Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 13,759 hrs · 6,048 cycles

DISCREPANCY: REFERENCE LP 210431 ENG 1 STALL CAUTION MSG. ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL AFTER CAUTION WENT AWAY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED TSM 77-11-00-810-815-A, THERE WAS NO AUDION EVIDENCE REPORTED AND NO EXCEEDANCE ON EXCEEDANCE REPORT. PERFORMED INSPECTIONS ODF STEP 4.A1(1)(B) NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. PER THE SAM STEP, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY, AC OK FOR SERVICE TSM 77-11-00-810-815-A

Source: SDR F3LA2022061300059

2020

NO TEST · 2020-12-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — NO TEST (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 9,386 hrs · 4,055 cycles

DURING EPSU BATTERY CAPACITY TEST, EPSUS FIN 10WL, 11WL 12WL AND 13WL FAILED TEST. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED EPSU BATTERIES FIN 10WL, 11WL, 12WL AND 13WL, TEST OK AT THIS TIME, REF AMM 33-51-00-920-050-A.

Source: SDR F3LA2020122100053

2018

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2018-08-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 1,770 hrs · 765 cycles

FA'S REPORTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN, DURING TAXI THAT DID NOT DISAPATE. PERFORMED GVI OF EXTERIOR OF AIRCRAFT, APU, AND ENGINES. NO LEAKS OR ISSUES NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND PACK RUNS SEPERATELY TO ISOLATE ANY ODORS NO ODORS NOTED AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF RUNS. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE SERVICE. IAW AMM TSM 05-50-00-810-831.

Source: SDR F3LA2018082300399
FLUID LOSS · 2018-07-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7310

Part: FUEL LINE — LEAKING (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 1,408 hrs · 607 cycles

FUEL LEAKING OUT OF COWLING OF RIGHT ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACE NUMBER 2 ENGINE MAIN FUEL SUPPLY LINE IAW AMM 73-11-46 PAGE BLOCK 401 AND AMM 73-11-49. LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR F3LA2018072300369