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FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145XR · Little Rock, AR · November 13, 2024

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Date
November 13, 2024 · 21:51 local
Place
Little Rock, AR
Airport
Bill And Hillary Clinton Natio
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
JJBA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N17146
Reported as
Embraer EMB-145XR
Reported engine
Allison AE3007C series
People aboard
34
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,942 total
N17146Registered now · Embraer EMB-145XRS/N 145746 · Built 2003Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145XREngine modelAllison AE3007C seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

First officer stated,

While on left downwind (at night) to RY22R, capt and I saw something large and white pass by the aircraft, and heard a thump. ATC was notified and informed we were currently at 2000 MSL. ATC asked if the aircraft was okay and wanted to know if there was any damage once we were on the ground. ATC was informed that no assistance was needed at the time and they were also notified of the damage once the walk around was complete. Capt continued the approach/landing without further incident.

Once on the ground capt and myself performed the walk around and found a large dent and bird debris on the left leading edge of the wing and some bird debris on engine #1 cowling. No other damage or debris was located during the walk around (it was nighttime and I was using a flashlight).

FAA iic,

Records review reveals aircraft maintenance performed the required inspections with no bird engine ingestion. Left hand inboard leading edge was removed & replaced due to minor damage from the bird strike.

As the FAA filed it

FIRST OFFICER STATED,

WHILE ON LEFT DOWNWIND (AT NIGHT) TO RY22R, CAPT AND I SAW SOMETHING LARGE AND WHITE PASS BY THE AIRCRAFT, AND HEARD A THUMP. ATC WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED WE WERE CURRENTLY AT 2000 MSL. ATC ASKED IF THE AIRCRAFT WAS OKAY AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE ONCE WE WERE ON THE GROUND. ATC WAS INFORMED THAT NO ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED AT THE TIME AND THEY WERE ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE DAMAGE ONCE THE WALK AROUND WAS COMPLETE. CAPT CONTINUED THE APPROACH/LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

ONCE ON THE GROUND CAPT AND MYSELF PERFORMED THE WALK AROUND AND FOUND A LARGE DENT AND BIRD DEBRIS ON THE LEFT LEADING EDGE OF THE WING AND SOME BIRD DEBRIS ON ENGINE #1 COWLING. NO OTHER DAMAGE OR DEBRIS WAS LOCATED DURING THE WALK AROUND (IT WAS NIGHTTIME AND I WAS USING A FLASHLIGHT).

FAA IIC,

RECORDS REVIEW REVEALS AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS WITH NO BIRD ENGINE INGESTION. LEFT HAND INBOARD LEADING EDGE WAS REMOVED & REPLACED DUE TO MINOR DAMAGE FROM THE BIRD STRIKE.