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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-145LR · Indianapolis, IN · November 23, 2003

Date: November 23, 2003 · 18:00 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SIMA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N653AE
Reported as: EMB EMB145LR

N653AERegistered now · Embraer EMB-145LRS/N 145433 · Built 2001 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145LR Engine modelRolls-Royce AE-3007A1PTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) On 11/23/03 American eagle flight 4007 en route ord to ind. 40 miles nw of ind, the pilot declared an emergency due to a lightning strike. The aircraft landed without incident at ind. The lower forward fuselage has several burned spots. The vertical fin tail cone had burned area around the navigation light housing. There were also multiple burned rivets on the tail cone. A lightning strike inspection was performed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 11/23/03 AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4007 EN ROUTE ORD TO IND. 40 MILES NW OF IND, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT IND. THE LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE HAS SEVERAL BURNED SPOTS. THE VERTICAL FIN TAIL CONE HAD BURNED AREA AROUND THE NAVIGATION LIGHT HOUSING. THERE WERE ALSO MULTIPLE BURNED RIVETS ON THE TAIL CONE. A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED.

Other reports on N653AE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20060513029749ANormal Cruise · Winchester, VA(-23) On may 12, 2006 about 1600 eastern daylight time, a passenger was seriously injured when an Embraer 145LR, N653AE, operating as American eagle flight 3967, encountered turbulence near Winchester, Virginia. Three crew members and 42 passengers were not…May 13, 2006