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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR · Nashville, TN · March 3, 2018

Date: March 3, 2018 · 13:56 local
Place: Nashville, TN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: R61A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N876RW
Reported as: Embraer ERJ 170-100LR
People aboard: 63
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N876RWRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2019 · Embraer ERJ 170-100 LRS/N 17000187 · Built 2007 Airframe modelEmbraer ERJ 170-100 LR Engine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Republic airline flight 5894 departed Nashville international (bna) airport enroute to lagurdia (lga) airport. The aircraft hit a large bird after rotation, and continued to lga, without incident. Upon arrival, maintenance performed a bird strike inspection. During the inspection, maintenance found a large dent in the leading edge slat between the left hand engine and fuselage. The dent exceeded the structural repair limits. For repairs, the aircraft flew to port columbus international (cmh) Ohio, on a special flight permit. Airline maintenance personnel returned the aircraft to service after replacing the damaged slat.

As the FAA filed it

REPUBLIC AIRLINE FLIGHT 5894 DEPARTED NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL (BNA) AIRPORT ENROUTE TO LAGURDIA (LGA) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LARGE BIRD AFTER ROTATION, AND CONTINUED TO LGA, WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION. DURING THE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND A LARGE DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE SLAT BETWEEN THE LEFT HAND ENGINE AND FUSELAGE. THE DENT EXCEEDED THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR LIMITS. FOR REPAIRS, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW TO PORT COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL (CMH) OHIO, ON A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT. AIRLINE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE AFTER REPLACING THE DAMAGED SLAT.