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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer 145 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · August 19, 2023

Date
August 19, 2023 · 11:57 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft. Lauderdale Hollywood Int'L
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
2W3F
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Embraer 145
Reported engine
Rolls Royce AE3007-A1P
People aboard
38
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 in this make and model

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.

privacy data omitted On landing at kfll, pilot selected reverse thrust using normal procedures. The crew noted a mild jolt with a slight yaw to the right. Eicas message "hyd lo qty" after thrust levers were advanced back to idle position, forward of the reverse gate. Exited runway, conducted a short taxi to gate while monitoring hyd qty. Upon arrival at gate, discovered aft reverser section of eng 2 was detached from aircraft with visible signs of hyd fluid loss. Ramp and tower quickly notified. No injuries to crew or pax. All passengers and crew disembarked safely without further incident. Investigation confirmed crew used approved procedures. FAA airworthiness inspector reviewed maintenance records with no discrepancies noted. Meeting with NTSB resulted in conclusion that this incident was not operational, but mechanical/hardware. NTSB indicated it would take considerable time to analyize the thrust reverser parts for defects. FAA investigation completed.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON LANDING AT KFLL, PILOT SELECTED REVERSE THRUST USING NORMAL PROCEDURES. THE CREW NOTED A MILD JOLT WITH A SLIGHT YAW TO THE RIGHT. EICAS MESSAGE "HYD LO QTY" AFTER THRUST LEVERS WERE ADVANCED BACK TO IDLE POSITION, FORWARD OF THE REVERSE GATE. EXITED RUNWAY, CONDUCTED A SHORT TAXI TO GATE WHILE MONITORING HYD QTY. UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE, DISCOVERED AFT REVERSER SECTION OF ENG 2 WAS DETACHED FROM AIRCRAFT WITH VISIBLE SIGNS OF HYD FLUID LOSS. RAMP AND TOWER QUICKLY NOTIFIED. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PAX. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW DISEMBARKED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED CREW USED APPROVED PROCEDURES. FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVIEWED MAINTENANCE RECORDS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. MEETING WITH NTSB RESULTED IN CONCLUSION THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT OPERATIONAL, BUT MECHANICAL/HARDWARE. NTSB INDICATED IT WOULD TAKE CONSIDERABLE TIME TO ANALYIZE THE THRUST REVERSER PARTS FOR DEFECTS. FAA INVESTIGATION COMPLETED.