# Incident 20220503006599I: Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR, Birmingham, AL, May 3, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2022, 18:10 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233NN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N233NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260410, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-200 LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220503006599I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMING FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM CHARLESTON,SC TO DALLAS FT. WORTH,TX (USA), WAS ENROUTE AT FL360 ALMOST OVERHEAD BIRMINGHAM,AL (USA) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE, THE CREW SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUED A PILOT'S REPORT AND ADVISED ATC THEY HAD LOST PART OF A WINGLET. THE CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT TO BIRMINGHAM FOR A SAFE LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 ABOUT 35 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING FL360.

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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