# Incident 20170930016089I: Embraer ERJ-170-200LR, Portland, OR, September 30, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2017, 14:35 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177SY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177SY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260415, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-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 ERJ-170-200LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170930016089I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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