# Incident 20230513005049I: Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW, Queretaro, May 13, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2023, 13:49 local time
- Place: Queretaro
- Airport: Queretaro International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Aircraft: N334JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334JB-2025-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (registry code 3260408, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-190-100-igw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-10E6 (registry code 30023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-10e6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 190-100 IGW
- Reported engine: GE CF34-10E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA23WA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230513005049I

## Narrative

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

ON ARRIVAL INTO MMQT, ATC VECTORED FLIGHT TOWARD SIGNIFICANT SEVERE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WHILE IN IMC CONDITIONS.   AIRCRAFT PENETRATED SEVERE WEATHER AND ENCOUNTERED HAIL AND SEVERE TURBULENCE. ONE ENGINE AND MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FAILED.

EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND PRIORITY HANDLING OCCURRED.  A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED CLEAR OF RUNWAY TO NEAREST TAXIWAY FOR CFR INSPECTION.  ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT TOWED TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY WITH THE APU RUNNING.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE DEBRIEFED AND LOGBOOK ENTRIES WERE MADE.

NOTE: AIRCRAFT DAMAGE (11) WAS SELECTED AS MINOR.  THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.  HOWEVER, MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS DENTED AIRCRAFT SKIN RESULTING FROM THE HAIL WHICH DID NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, PERFORMANCE, OR FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA23WA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA294), May 13, 2023: Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (N334JB), Queretaro, Mexico, occurrence, minor damage

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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