# Incident 20171110018439I: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR, Morrisville, NC, November 10, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2017, 18:14 local time
- Place: Morrisville, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 35.8364° N, 78.8390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8364&lon=-78.8390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109HQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109HQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260121, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-empresa-brasileira-de-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-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR
- People aboard: 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171110018439I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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