# Incident 20250124001499I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2D24, Atlanta, GA, January 24, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2025, 13:14 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsford -Jackson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181PQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181PQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (registry code 1390016, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2d24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8C5 (registry code 30050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2D24
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8C5
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250124001499I

## Narrative

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

EDV FLIGHT 5302 STRUCK A BIRD (HAWK)WHILE LANDING AT ATL AND TAXIED TO THE GATE.  MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION IAW JC 900-05-900-910 AND FOUND DAMAGE IN RVSM CRITICAL AREA ON LH SIDE OF FORWARD FUSELAGE AT FS193.00 TO FS202.75 BETWEEN STR.14L AND STR 16L.

THE FUSELAGE SKIN IN THIS AREA WAS PUNCTURED BY THE BIRD.  THE CRACK DAMAGE MEASURED 8.0" X 0.63". THE RVSM WAS DOWNGRADED AND PLACED ON MEL PER 34-00-00 AND THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS PLACED ON MEL IAW 21-31-1B.  A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER EA CRJ953-18318.  THE

AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FROM ATL TO CKB FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR.  PERMANENT REPAIRED INSTALLED PER EA CRJ-18318 REV. A   THE RVSM AREA WAS REPAIRED AND UPGRADED AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR CAT II OPERATION. CABIN PRESSURIZATION MEL WAS CLEARED AND PLACARD REMOVED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

## Other reports on N181PQ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210910015539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210910015539I), Sep 10, 2021: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2D24 (N181PQ), New York, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft struck bird on final approach to jfk. Capt entered the birdstrike in aml. Radome was damaged. Radome was removed and replaced. Aircraft returned to…

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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