# Incident 20220918018869I: Embraer EMB-145XR, Houston, TX, September 18, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2022, 14:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16183, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16183) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145XR (registry code 3260214, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145xr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145XR
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220918018869I

## Narrative

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

GROUND CREW LEFT EXTERNAL BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATIONS BOX CONNECTED AFTER PRUSH BACK AND GAVE AIRCREW RELEASE SIGNAL.  AIRCREW DEPARTED IAH AND HEARD LOUD BANGING UPON TAKEOFF, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO IAH.  THOUROUGH INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND GROUND CREW RETRAINED.

MINIMAL DAMAGE TO SKIN OF AIRCRAFT NEAR GPU ACCESS DOOR.

## Other reports on N16183 (1)

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

- [Incident 20210321001279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210321001279I), Mar 21, 2021: Embraer EMB-145XR (N16183), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Little Rock, AR (lit) UCA4332, E45X, iah-lit Struck multiple birds as the aircraft proceeded inbound to lit, causing a 4-IN dent on the nose cone & rupturing…

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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