Aircraft Description
N535JB is a 2002 Airbus Industrie A320-232, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Jetblue Airways Corp in Long Island City, NY. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 11, 2002. The registration certificate was issued on September 4, 2025. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2032. Powered by a Iae V2500SERIES engine producing 25000 pounds of thrust, N535JB is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6C3CA (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N535JB was last tracked by AviatorDB near John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N535JB was last updated on September 4, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Airbus SE, headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, with manufacturing facilities across Europe, is one of the world's two largest commercial aircraft manufacturers. The company produces the A220, A320neo family, A330neo, A350, and A380 widebody aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 494 Airbus Industrie aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the A320-232 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N535JB. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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NTSB Accident History (1)
| Date | NTSB # | Damage | Highest Injury | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2010 | ENG10IA026 | MINR | None | The separation of both halves of the left engine fan cowl assembly due to improper latching and locking of the all the fan cowl latches. The cause of the improper latching and locking of the fan cowls was due to the failure of the mechanic to unstow and properly latch and lock the fan cowl latches after the engine maintenance had been completed, and the failure of the maintenance inspector to detect and identify the unlatched condition. Contributing the incident is the design of the fan cowl latch assembly that can provide a false latch condition when the latch is neither latched or locked. Also contributing incident is the lack of adequate Airbus and Jet Blue fan cowl latch inspection guidance to detect and identify an unlatched condition. |
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC