20171029020449I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR · Msp, MN · October 29, 2017

Date: October 29, 2017 · 22:25 local
Place: Msp, MN
Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: R61A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N416YX
Reported as: Embraer ERJ170-200LR
Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
People aboard: 81
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,800 total4,097 in this make and model154 in the last 90 days

N416YXRegistered now · Embraer ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000381 · Built 2013 Airframe modelEmbraer ERJ 170-200 LR Engine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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What happened

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On October 29, 2017 at 22:25 central daylight time, N416YX, an Embraer ERJ-170-200LR serial number 17000381, operated by republic airline inc., dba American eagle, conducting flight 4678 from miami international airport (mia), impacted several birds during approach into Minneapolis-st. Paul international airport (Msp). The impact caused damage to first officers windshield wiper blade assembly. No injuries were reported. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed with light rain.

Maintenance personnel performed a bird strike inspection per the operator?s maintenance manual and found no other damage. Republic airline, inc., replaced the wiper blade and returned the aircraft to service.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 29, 2017 AT 22:25 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N416YX, AN EMBRAER ERJ-170-200LR SERIAL NUMBER 17000381, OPERATED BY REPUBLIC AIRLINE INC., DBA AMERICAN EAGLE, CONDUCTING FLIGHT 4678 FROM MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MIA), IMPACTED SEVERAL BIRDS DURING APPROACH INTO MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MSP). THE IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH LIGHT RAIN.

MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION PER THE OPERATOR?S MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND FOUND NO OTHER DAMAGE. REPUBLIC AIRLINE, INC., REPLACED THE WIPER BLADE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.