A Frontier Airlines flight suffered an engine issue on the climb-out from Cleveland Airport, and had to make an emergency return.

Information has been released pertinent to the incident at hand, which is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Without further ado, let’s get into the details of this incident.

Frontier Airlines Flight F92467 Cleveland-Atlanta

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Frontier Airlines flight F92467, which suffered the engine issue, is a routine scheduled flight between Cleveland and Atlanta.

It is understood that the flight was operated by N619FR.

As per Planespotters.net, N619FR is a 2.4 year old Airbus A321neo that was delivered to the airline back in August 2023.

Furthermore, the airline has 59 of the aircraft variant in it’s fleet, of which 57 are in active service, and two are parked, offering an average fleet age of 1.8 years on that particular variant.

As well as the A321neo, Frontier Airlines also has 21 A321ceo aircraft and 92 A320 Family aircraft.

Frontier Airlines flight F92467, which suffered the engine issue, departed Cleveland at 1239 local time on December 15, and started to climb out towards Atlanta.

As per The Aviation Herald, it is understood that the crew declared a mayday due to a failure of their #1 engine.

Due to this, the crew levelled the flight at 3,000 feet, and made a beeline back to it’s departure point.

However, they may have sorted the issue out when they were still in the air, as the crew then reported that they had all engines available, but still wanted to return anyway, on grounds of safety.

In just under 20 minutes, the Airbus A321neo was back on the ground safely following this engine issue, highlighting the speed in which they were able to return effectively.

FAA Investigating the Incident…

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The engine issue onboard the Frontier Airlines flight in Cleveland was significant enough to prompt an investigation being opened by the Federal Aviation Administration.

In a statement, the regulator said:

“Frontier Airlines Flight 2467 returned safely to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Ohio around 1 p.m. local time on Monday, Dec. 15, after the crew reported an engine issue.”

“The Airbus A321 was headed to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The FAA will investigate.”

Following the incident, the aircraft was taken out of service for checks by maintenance crews.

Data from Flightradar24 highlights that N619FR is expected to return into service on December 17, and is expected to operate F91491 to Tampa from Cleveland.

It is key to note that it is subject to change in case the aircraft needs to be grounded further for additional checks and fixes.

Looking ahead, it will be interesting to see whether the FAA have any key findings surrounding this issue, or whether no action will be taken in regards to the aircraft affected.

N619FR is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1133G engines, which have come into the public light in recent years amid a widespread recall and inspection that showed potential cracking in turbine/compressor parts.

It is unclear whether this incident has anything to do with the ongoing issues or not.

As soon as we have more information on this, then we will update you accordingly on The Aviation Hub.