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FAA incident report · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR · Arlington, VA · February 28, 2022

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Date
February 28, 2022 · 18:59 local
Place
Arlington, VA
Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington Natio
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
R61A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N402YX
Reported as
Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR
Reported engine
GE CF34-8E5
People aboard
80
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total
N402YXRegistered now · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LRS/N 17000364 · Built 2013Airframe modelEmbraer S A ERJ 170-200 LREngine 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.

On February 28, 2022, at approximately 1859 eastern standard time (EST), privacy data omitted,

Reported hearing a loud noise on touchdown when landing runway one-nine at dca. The flight crew heard, during deceleration, the thud of the runway centerline lights as the nose wheel went over them. They heard a loud bang, around the eighty knots callout, then the sound of the centerline lights again. Upon arrival at the gate, the ground crew reported to the captain "you have a hole in your plane." The hole measured approximately one by three foot and was located in the front, bottom of the fuselage. The crew and passengers were uinjured. The aircraft was privacy data omitted and was being operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 121 as a commercial passenger flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed (VMC) and the aircraft was under an instrument flight (IFR).

Airport operations found a centerline light cannister top missing at approximately 2,500 feet from the approach end of runway one-nine, between taxiways mike and November. Dca tower closed the runway and issued a NOTAM.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 28, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1859 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^,

REPORTED HEARING A LOUD NOISE ON TOUCHDOWN WHEN LANDING RUNWAY ONE-NINE AT DCA. THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD, DURING DECELERATION, THE THUD OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE LIGHTS AS THE NOSE WHEEL WENT OVER THEM. THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG, AROUND THE EIGHTY KNOTS CALLOUT, THEN THE SOUND OF THE CENTERLINE LIGHTS AGAIN. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE, THE GROUND CREW REPORTED TO THE CAPTAIN "YOU HAVE A HOLE IN YOUR PLANE." THE HOLE MEASURED APPROXIMATELY ONE BY THREE FOOT AND WAS LOCATED IN THE FRONT, BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE CREW AND PASSENGERS WERE UINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 121 AS A COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED (VMC) AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT (IFR).

AIRPORT OPERATIONS FOUND A CENTERLINE LIGHT CANNISTER TOP MISSING AT APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY ONE-NINE, BETWEEN TAXIWAYS MIKE AND NOVEMBER. DCA TOWER CLOSED THE RUNWAY AND ISSUED A NOTAM.