20240629007559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LL · Chantilly, VA · June 29, 2024

Date
June 29, 2024 · 18:23 local
Place
Chantilly, VA
Airport
Washington Dulles Internationa
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MASA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N93305
Reported as
Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LL
Reported engine
GE CF34-8E5
People aboard
60
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
9,105 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.

During acceleration on takeoff roll from runway 30 between 80-100 KTS. The crew felt a mild shimmy. The shimmy became more agressive followed by the aircraft vibrating violently according to statement from captain. Captain aborted the takeoff and came to a complete stop on the runway. Crew requested tower to send out an ops vehicle to inspect the aircraft for damage. Operations informed crew that both nose landing gear tires were shredded and there were signs of fluid leakage around the damaged area. Passengers deplaned on the runway and transported to the terminal with no injuries reported. The nose tires were replaced on the runway and the aircraft was towed to the ramp. Several dents were noted on the fuselage from resulting tire debris departing the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

DURING ACCELERATION ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 30 BETWEEN 80-100 KTS. THE CREW FELT A MILD SHIMMY. THE SHIMMY BECAME MORE AGRESSIVE FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT VIBRATING VIOLENTLY ACCORDING TO STATEMENT FROM CAPTAIN. CAPTAIN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RUNWAY. CREW REQUESTED TOWER TO SEND OUT AN OPS VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE. OPERATIONS INFORMED CREW THAT BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRES WERE SHREDDED AND THERE WERE SIGNS OF FLUID LEAKAGE AROUND THE DAMAGED AREA. PASSENGERS DEPLANED ON THE RUNWAY AND TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE NOSE TIRES WERE REPLACED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. SEVERAL DENTS WERE NOTED ON THE FUSELAGE FROM RESULTING TIRE DEBRIS DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT.