# Incident 20251123021409I: Embraer Sa EMB-550, Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 23, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2025, 12:55 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444LG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444LG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-550 (registry code 3260426, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell AS907-3-1E (registry code 33402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-as907-3-1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER SA EMB-550
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL AS907-3-1E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251123021409I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 23, 2025 NXXXX AN EMB 550 WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 10L WHEN IT STRUCK A BIRD 4NM FROM AIRPORT ON THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD FLAP TRACK FAIRING. THE FAIRING SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY GROUNDED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED AND A MECHANIC RESPONDED TO THE EVENT. THE FLAP TRACK FAIRING WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE FLAP TRACK AND IT'S COMPONENTS. NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTED THE MECHANIC TO REMOVE THE FAIRING AND OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT THE FAIRING FOR 5 FLIGHT CYCLES UNTIL THE FAIRING CAN REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE BY THE MECHANIC FOR AN ADDITIONAL 5 FLIGHT CYCLES.

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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