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Airbus A319-100 (A319-132)

A319-2797Unknown

RegistrationUSN521NK

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorSpirit Airlines

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3incidents

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9logbook years

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Airbus A319-100 (A319-132) built in 2006 in Hamburg.

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Mature · 20 years · ≈ 62,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× IAE V2527-A5

PropulsionJet

First flight2006

Built inHamburgo, Alemania

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerSpirit Airlines Inc

MSN2797

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA68DDB

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Airbus A319

Figures for the A319-100 variant, the most representative of the family

Length33.8 m111 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height11.8 m39 ft

Range6,945 km3,750 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight75,500 kg166,449 lb

Maximum payload34,700 kg76,500 lbIts 124 passengers with baggage would weigh about 12.4 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity124 passengersUp to 160 in a high-density layout

Endurance8 h 23 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,945 km range, from Orlando it could fly non-stop as far as:

GRUSão Paulo6,869 km LIMLima4,521 km SEASeattle4,105 km LAXLos Angeles3,562 km BOGBogota2,745 km

Beyond its rangeSCLSantiago6,963 km

The type first flew in 1995 (31 years ago) · About 1,550 units built · Still in production

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Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2023

Spirit Airlines · 677 flights during the year · base Orlando (MCO)

Main route of the year: Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Aguadilla (BQN)

2022

Spirit Airlines · 1,237 flights during the year · base Orlando (MCO)

Main route of the year: Miami (MIA) → Detroit (DTW)

2021

Spirit Airlines · 711 flights during the year · base Orlando (MCO)

Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Houston (IAH)

2020

Spirit Airlines · 482 flights during the year · base Orlando (MCO)

Main route of the year: Orlando (MCO) → Cleveland (CLE)

23 days inactive

2019

Spirit Airlines · 1,302 flights during the year · base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

Main route of the year: Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Atlanta (ATL)

2018

Spirit Airlines · 1,494 flights during the year · base Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

Main route of the year: Oakland (OAK) → Los Angeles (LAX)

2017

Spirit Airlines · 1,459 flights during the year · base Los Angeles (LAX)

Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Oakland (OAK)

39 days inactive

2016

Spirit Airlines · 1,518 flights during the year · base Atlanta (ATL)

Main route of the year: Oakland (OAK) → Los Angeles (LAX)

No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2015.

Aircraft chronology

2006

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Hamburg, Germany.

Jul 29, 2013

Incident at Dallas

On July 29, 2013, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N521NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: Spirit Airlines.

Source: Spirit Airlines

Feb 15, 2020

Incident at Sacramento, California

On February 15, 2020, the Airbus A319 aircraft (registration N521NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento, California (United States) due to an electrical failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).

What happened

On 15 February 2020, a Spirit Airlines Airbus A319 suffered a simultaneous failure of both integrated drive generators (IDG) during the approach to Sacramento International Airport (SMF), California. Power was lost from both electrical networks (AC BUS 1 and 2) and several cockpit displays and systems went out of service. Faced with the double loss, the ram air turbine (RAT) deployed automatically and drove the emergency generator; the aircraft landed without incident and was towed to the gate. It had already suffered an identical episode the previous day approaching Atlanta and three more on the ground, during single-engine taxi, in January 2020. The analysis showed that the frequency of both IDGs went out of limits; on disassembling the left engine's, a cylinder block was found worn beyond its limit, with the gold bushings perforated and the base metal exposed. Source: the NTSB (United States).

Source: NTSB

Aug 8, 2021

Incident at Houston

On August 8, 2021, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N521NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

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BibTeX

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