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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE · April 18, 2011

Date
April 18, 2011 · 13:58 local
Airport
Denver International
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UHLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N649RW
Reported as
Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE
Reported engine
GE CF34 series
People aboard
74
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

On taxi out the crew started the number two engine. Aircraft following N649RW reported debris coming out of the number two engine. On return to the gate it was found that a baggage counter was left in the inlet. The number two engine is in the process of having several fan blades changed.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAXI OUT THE CREW STARTED THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE. AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING N649RW REPORTED DEBRIS COMING OUT OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE. ON RETURN TO THE GATE IT WAS FOUND THAT A BAGGAGE COUNTER WAS LEFT IN THE INLET. THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING SEVERAL FAN BLADES CHANGED.