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FAA incident report · Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE · Newark, NJ · December 5, 2016

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Date
December 5, 2016 · 14:43 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark Liberty International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
R61A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N863RW
Reported as
Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,434 total2,264 in this make and model79 in the last 90 days
N863RWRegistered now · Embraer ERJ 170-100 SES/N 17000100 · Built 2005Airframe modelEmbraer ERJ 170-100 SEEngine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

On December 5, 2016, at approximately 2:43 pm EDT (1943Z), N863RW, an Embraer erj 170-100SE, struck a large bird causing damage to the right hand section of the aircraft nose. The aircraft, operated by republic airline, inc., was operating as a reposition flight from st. louis, MO (stl) to Newark, NJ (ewr). The aircraft is registered to shuttle america corp and leased to republic airline, inc. the flight was operating under an instrument flight plan and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of this incident.

During descent into ewr, at 7000 feet, the captain stated the aircraft struck a large bird followed by an eicas caution message for an ice probe number two failure. The flight crew heard the sound of rushing air and noticed a fluctuation in cabin altitude of approximately 600 feet per minute (ft/m) with the highest change reaching 3700 ft/m. the copilots airspeed indicator differed by 20 knots from the captain?s airspeed indicator. In addition, the copilots altimeter indicated 300 feet higher than the captain?s altimeter. The crew ran the quick reference checklist, declared an emergency, and landed safely at ewr.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 5, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:43 PM EDT (1943Z), N863RW, AN EMBRAER ERJ 170-100SE, STRUCK A LARGE BIRD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY REPUBLIC AIRLINE, INC., WAS OPERATING AS A REPOSITION FLIGHT FROM ST. LOUIS, MO (STL) TO NEWARK, NJ (EWR). THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP AND LEASED TO REPUBLIC AIRLINE, INC. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT.

DURING DESCENT INTO EWR, AT 7000 FEET, THE CAPTAIN STATED THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD FOLLOWED BY AN EICAS CAUTION MESSAGE FOR AN ICE PROBE NUMBER TWO FAILURE. THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD THE SOUND OF RUSHING AIR AND NOTICED A FLUCTUATION IN CABIN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET PER MINUTE (FT/M) WITH THE HIGHEST CHANGE REACHING 3700 FT/M. THE COPILOTS AIRSPEED INDICATOR DIFFERED BY 20 KNOTS FROM THE CAPTAIN?S AIRSPEED INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, THE COPILOTS ALTIMETER INDICATED 300 FEET HIGHER THAN THE CAPTAIN?S ALTIMETER. THE CREW RAN THE QUICK REFERENCE CHECKLIST, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED SAFELY AT EWR.