20171110018439I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR · Morrisville, NC · November 10, 2017

Date: November 10, 2017 · 18:14 local
Place: Morrisville, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: R61A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N109HQ
Reported as: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR
People aboard: 65
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N109HQRegistered now · Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000168 · Built 2007 Airframe modelEmbraer-Empresa Brasileira De 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.

During post flight inspection, the flight crew found evidence of a bird strike that caused damage to the #1 engine cowling inlet lip. The bird strike inspection was completed and documented in the logbook with no additional damage found. The inlet lip damage was recorded as follows:

The damage limit was .048"

The actual damage was .055".

The aircraft was found safe for a ferry flight to ind for inlet lip replacement.

Once in ind, the inlet lip was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE FLIGHT CREW FOUND EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE #1 ENGINE COWLING INLET LIP. THE BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE LOGBOOK WITH NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FOUND. THE INLET LIP DAMAGE WAS RECORDED AS FOLLOWS:

THE DAMAGE LIMIT WAS .048"

THE ACTUAL DAMAGE WAS .055".

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND SAFE FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO IND FOR INLET LIP REPLACEMENT.

ONCE IN IND, THE INLET LIP WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.