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FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145LR · Chicago, IL · May 31, 2012

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Date
May 31, 2012 · 07:41 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago O'Hare International A
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N935AE
Reported as
Embraer EMB-145LR
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce AE3007 series
People aboard
53
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N935AERegistered now · Embraer EMB-145LRS/N 14500920 · Built 2005Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145LREngine modelRolls-Royce AE3007 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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American eagle flight 4069 experienced two mechanical irregularities as it departed ord. The captain declared an emergency and advised ord ATC of their desire to return to ord and land. A fly by was conducted to ascertain if the aircraft gear was properly extended. During the landing roll, the aircraft veered to the right exiting the landing runway. Aircraft was landing on runway 10 and came to a stop just short of the southern end of runway 14R. Passengers were deplaned at the scene and bussed to the terminal. No injuries were reported. The aircraft struck a runway marking sign, damaging the left main landing gear doors, the left inboard flap, and the underbelly fairing. The nose landing gear tires showed evidence of scuffing. The two left main landing gear tires were also damaged by the runway signage. The right main landing gear tires were not damaged nor did they show evidence of heavy and/or uneven breaking in that there were no flat spots to account for the heavier marking left by the number three tire.

As the FAA filed it

AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4069 EXPERIENCED TWO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES AS IT DEPARTED ORD. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ADVISED ORD ATC OF THEIR DESIRE TO RETURN TO ORD AND LAND. A FLY BY WAS CONDUCTED TO ASCERTAIN IF THE AIRCRAFT GEAR WAS PROPERLY EXTENDED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT EXITING THE LANDING RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 AND CAME TO A STOP JUST SHORT OF THE SOUTHERN END OF RUNWAY 14R. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AT THE SCENE AND BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKING SIGN, DAMAGING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS, THE LEFT INBOARD FLAP, AND THE UNDERBELLY FAIRING. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRES SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SCUFFING. THE TWO LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES WERE ALSO DAMAGED BY THE RUNWAY SIGNAGE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES WERE NOT DAMAGED NOR DID THEY SHOW EVIDENCE OF HEAVY AND/OR UNEVEN BREAKING IN THAT THERE WERE NO FLAT SPOTS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE HEAVIER MARKING LEFT BY THE NUMBER THREE TIRE.