# Incident 20160410002509I: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR, Key West, FL, April 10, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2016, 13:43 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEY WEST INTL (EYW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125HQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125HQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260121, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-empresa-brasileira-de-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34
- People aboard: 71
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160410002509I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON APRIL 10, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1343 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), REPUBLIC AIRLINES FLIGHT 4680, AN EMBRAER ERJ170-200LR, ENCOUNTERED A LARGE BIRD STRIKE TO THE #1 ENGINE JUST AFTER V1 ROTATION ON DEPARTURE FROM KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EYW). DURING CLIMB OUT THE #1 ENGINE SHUT ITSELF DOWN. PILOT  INITIATED QRC & QRH CHECKLISTS FOR #1 ENGINE FIRE, SEVERE DAMAGE, SEPARATION PROCEDURES.  PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO EYW. ARFF WAS NOTIFIED AT EYW.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT EYW.  NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 121 DOMESTIC RULES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) AND WAS IN VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) DURING TAKE-OFF AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N125HQ (1)

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

- [Incident 20140716011129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140716011129I), Jul 16, 2014: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR (N125HQ), Kansas City, MO, No damage. Airline personnel performed maintenance on this aircraft to correct a discrepancy that was reported by a flight crew. When the required maintenance and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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