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FAA accident report · Embraer-Emp ERJ 170-200 · Minneapolis, MN · November 15, 2010

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Date
November 15, 2010 · 12:00 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C77A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N604CZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11LA072
Reported as
Embraer-Emp ERJ 170-200
Reported engine
GE CF34-8E5
People aboard
84
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N604CZRegistered now · Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000181 · Built 2007Airframe modelEmbraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LREngine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed 30R at msp, during climb out at 5000 ft and 250 KIAS the aicraft struck a large bird. Intitial impact was on the lower left quadrant of the raydome. Damage to the airframe was raydome, radar antenna, lower fuselage skin damage 8 inches by four feet in circumference. The impact also punctured the pressure bulkhead behind the raydome. The bird remains then entered the left engine - damaging fan blades and fan bypass stator. There was no loss of engine thrust and no vibration. Crew returned to msp - landing was normal and an emergency was not declared.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 30R AT MSP, DURING CLIMB OUT AT 5000 FT AND 250 KIAS THE AICRAFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD. INTITIAL IMPACT WAS ON THE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT OF THE RAYDOME. DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME WAS RAYDOME, RADAR ANTENNA, LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE 8 INCHES BY FOUR FEET IN CIRCUMFERENCE. THE IMPACT ALSO PUNCTURED THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD BEHIND THE RAYDOME. THE BIRD REMAINS THEN ENTERED THE LEFT ENGINE - DAMAGING FAN BLADES AND FAN BYPASS STATOR. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF ENGINE THRUST AND NO VIBRATION. CREW RETURNED TO MSP - LANDING WAS NORMAL AND AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMinneapolis, MNThe in-flight collision with a flock of birds during climb.Nov 15, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N604CZ · 1

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

Incident 20130218002159ICruise/Level Flight · Minneapolis, MNF/o windshield cracked at cruise altitude associated with windshield 2 htr. Fail eicas message. Crew followed the qrh and diverted to oma. The aircraft landed without incident.Feb 18, 2013 · Minor damage