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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145LR · Baltimore, MD · January 23, 2012

Date: January 23, 2012 · 06:19 local
Place: Baltimore, MD
Airport: Baltimore International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ASOA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N15986
Reported as: Embraer EMB-145LR
Reported engine: Allison AE-3007A
People aboard: 43
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,300 total4,642 in this make and model92 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On jan 23, 2012 express jet flight 6060, on approach to international airport dulles (kiad), experienced a left main gear unsafe light indication. The crew diverted to Baltimore Washington international (bwi ) due to lowering RVR reports, and proceeded to land after running qrh procedures for a partial gear up landing. The landing was safe and the crew stopped the aircraft on runway 10 and called for an emergency evacuation of the aircraft and blew both fire bottles for the left and right engines per the qrh. Passengers were then removed from the runway by bus and transported to iad. Bwi airfield was then closed for the next hour. No injuries were reported. Aircraft was towed to the gate without further incident. Jan 24, 2012 express jet maintenance removed and replaced a left main landing gear proximity sensor connector. Completed gear swings and landing gear operation checked normal.

As the FAA filed it

ON JAN 23, 2012 EXPRESS JET FLIGHT 6060, ON APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DULLES (KIAD), EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT INDICATION. THE CREW DIVERTED TO BALTIMORE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL (BWI ) DUE TO LOWERING RVR REPORTS, AND PROCEEDED TO LAND AFTER RUNNING QRH PROCEDURES FOR A PARTIAL GEAR UP LANDING. THE LANDING WAS SAFE AND THE CREW STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 10 AND CALLED FOR AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BLEW BOTH FIRE BOTTLES FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES PER THE QRH. PASSENGERS WERE THEN REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY BY BUS AND TRANSPORTED TO IAD. BWI AIRFIELD WAS THEN CLOSED FOR THE NEXT HOUR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. JAN 24, 2012 EXPRESS JET MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SENSOR CONNECTOR. COMPLETED GEAR SWINGS AND LANDING GEAR OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL.