# Incident 20180914013569I: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR, Miami, FL, September 14, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2018, 12:44 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260415, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR
- People aboard: 60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,545 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180914013569I

## Narrative

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

ON 9/14/18 THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSING A FAULT TO OCCUR IN THE ICE DETECTION SYSTEM. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT CREW DOCUMENTED THE EVENT ON LOGPAGE R488816 AND NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED A SPECIAL FERRY PERMIT TO REPOSITION TO CMH WHERE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE FLIGHT WAS RESTRICTED FROM RVSM AIRSPACE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN CMH. MAINTENANCE MAPPED THE DAMAGE AND REPORTED TO EMBRAER FOR DISPOSITION. EMBRAER ISSUED ETD2018-170-097866A AND REPUBLIC ESTABLISHED VISIT PACKAGE VP-029479-2018/1 TO TRACK THE REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SHEET METAL REPAIRS TO THE AREA DEFINED BY STRINGER 1-4 AND FRAMES 6L-12L. THE ICE DETECTOR WAS ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECERTIFIED TO OPERATE IN RVSM AIRSPACE BY MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED THE AMFL AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. THIS EVENT MEETS THE INCIDENT CRITERIA PER FAA ORDER 8020.11D.

## Other reports on N432YX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20181022020562I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181022020562I), Oct 22, 2018: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR (N432YX), New York, NY, Minor damage. ATC roc report -New York, NY (lga): ACA718, A320, collided with RPA4589, E175, and while in the vicinity of taxiway bravo, golf, and romeo. POB: unknown,…

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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