# Incident 20171029020449I: Embraer ERJ170-200LR, Msp, MN, October 29, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2017, 22:25 local time
- Place: Msp, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 44.8820° N, 93.2218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN (MSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8820&lon=-93.2218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260410, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-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 ERJ170-200LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 81
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 4,097 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171029020449I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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