20170930016089I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR · Portland, OR · September 30, 2017

Date: September 30, 2017 · 14:35 local
Place: Portland, OR
Airport: Portland International Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N177SY
Reported as: Embraer ERJ-170-200LR
Reported engine: GE CF34
People aboard: 67
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N177SYRegistered now · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000535 · Built 2016 Airframe modelEmbraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR Engine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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 September 30, 2017, a skywest airlines aircraft N177SY an ERJ-170-200LR departed Portland International Airport (pdx) and experienced a bird ingestion to the left engine after takeoff, at approximately 7000 feet MSL. The pilot in command (PIC) immediately felt a high vibration to the left engine supported by erratic engine instrument indications. The PIC declared an emergency and returned safely to pdx.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, A SKYWEST AIRLINES AIRCRAFT N177SY AN ERJ-170-200LR DEPARTED PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PDX) AND EXPERIENCED A BIRD INGESTION TO THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 7000 FEET MSL. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) IMMEDIATELY FELT A HIGH VIBRATION TO THE LEFT ENGINE SUPPORTED BY ERRATIC ENGINE INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS. THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED SAFELY TO PDX.