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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR · Iad, VA · October 9, 2020

Date: October 9, 2020 · 16:16 local
Place: Iad, VA
Airport: Washington Dulles Internationa
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: R61A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N722YX
Reported as: Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR
Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
People aboard: 73
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,895 in this make and model

N722YXRegistered now · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000496 · Built 2015 Airframe modelEmbraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR Engine modelGE CF34-8E5Turbo-fan

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What happened

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Republic flight 3435 ind to Iad, landed at Iad without incident. On post flight walk around flight crew found nose landing gear (NLG) landing light broken by apparent bird strike on touchdown. Flight crew notified airport ATC. ATC generated 8020-9. Airport crews performed a FOD run/cleanup of the runway. Maintenance placed the light on the minimum equipment list deferral and the light was replaced after the next flight in pit. Aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

REPUBLIC FLIGHT 3435 IND TO IAD, LANDED AT IAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND FLIGHT CREW FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) LANDING LIGHT BROKEN BY APPARENT BIRD STRIKE ON TOUCHDOWN. FLIGHT CREW NOTIFIED AIRPORT ATC. ATC GENERATED 8020-9. AIRPORT CREWS PERFORMED A FOD RUN/CLEANUP OF THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE LIGHT ON THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST DEFERRAL AND THE LIGHT WAS REPLACED AFTER THE NEXT FLIGHT IN PIT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.