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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145XR · Sioux Falls, SD · February 27, 2020

Date: February 27, 2020 · 18:32 local
Place: Sioux Falls, SD
Airport: Sioux Falls Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: RAIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N21144
Reported as: Embraer EMB-145XR
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series
People aboard: 52
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N21144Registered now · Embraer EMB-145XRS/N 145741 · Built 2003 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145XR Engine modelRolls-Royce AE3007 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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At approximately 6:32 local time united express flight 4783, operated by trans states airlines, departed Sioux Falls Regional Airport(fsd) runway 21 and reported hitting birds on climb-out. The crew felt vibrations, elected to return to the field declaring an emergency and landed on runway 21. Emergency vehicles were dispatched, however the crew reported a normal landing and taxi to the gate. Post flight inspection revealed damage to the number 2 engine including visible bent fan blades. Trans states maintenance personnel removed and replaced the damaged engine and returned the aircraft to service.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 6:32 LOCAL TIME UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 4783, OPERATED BY TRANS STATES AIRLINES, DEPARTED SIOUX FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT(FSD) RUNWAY 21 AND REPORTED HITTING BIRDS ON CLIMB-OUT. THE CREW FELT VIBRATIONS, ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 21. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE DISPATCHED, HOWEVER THE CREW REPORTED A NORMAL LANDING AND TAXI TO THE GATE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE INCLUDING VISIBLE BENT FAN BLADES. TRANS STATES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DAMAGED ENGINE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.