20230420002789I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145XR · Corpus Christi, TX · April 20, 2023

Date
April 20, 2023 · 13:20 local
Place
Corpus Christi, TX
Airport
George Bush Intercontinental/H
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
JJBA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N14162
Reported as
Embraer EMB-145XR
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce AE-3007
People aboard
51
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,848 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 20, 2023, the incident aircraft operated in revenue service from houston George Bush Intercontinental airport (iah) to laredo international airport (lrd). Enroute to lrd at an altitude of 12,000 feet, the flight crew reported a bird strike approximately 20 miles north east of Corpus Christi international airport (crp). The flight crew observed no abnormal engine indications or controllability issues and continued to lrd landing uneventfully at 1300 CDT. Incident aircraft did not declare an emergency with lrd. Upon arrival at the gate, post flight inspection by the flight crew revealed bird strike damage to #1 and #2 engines as well as two dents on the left hand fuselage below windows #4 and #5. Maintenance was contacted and removed the aircraft from service for further evaluation and repairs.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 20, 2023, THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT OPERATED IN REVENUE SERVICE FROM HOUSTON GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT (IAH) TO LAREDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LRD). ENROUTE TO LRD AT AN ALTITUDE OF 12,000 FEET, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES NORTH EAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CRP). THE FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS OR CONTROLLABILITY ISSUES AND CONTINUED TO LRD LANDING UNEVENTFULLY AT 1300 CDT. INCIDENT AIRCRAFT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY WITH LRD. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE, POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE FLIGHT CREW REVEALED BIRD STRIKE DAMAGE TO #1 AND #2 ENGINES AS WELL AS TWO DENTS ON THE LEFT HAND FUSELAGE BELOW WINDOWS #4 AND #5. MAINTENANCE WAS CONTACTED AND REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM SERVICE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND REPAIRS.