# Incident 20260802009859I: Embraer EMB-145XR, Dulles, WA, August 2, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2026, 19:44 local time
- Place: Dulles, WA
- Airport: Dulles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Aircraft: N17159, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145XR (registry code 3260214, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145xr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145XR
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC AE3007 SER
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260802009859I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, UCA4914, WAITING AT RUNWAY 30 ADVICED TOWER THAT THEY COULD NOT ACCEPT DEPARTURE DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. FLIGHT CREW DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN TO THE GATE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOOPED AROUND ON THE RUNWAY, THEY EXPERIENCED A HAILSTORM CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE GATE TO EXAMINE THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE. AT THE GATE TERMINAL, UAL EXPRESS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED THAT THE OUTER LAYER OF THE FRONT CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND SHATTERED. UNITED EXPRESS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FRONT CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD IAW EMB 145 AMM. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N17159 (1)

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

- [Incident 20230512002799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230512002799I), May 12, 2023: Embraer EMB-145XR (N17159), Houston, TX, Minor damage. On may 12, 2023, incident aircraft operated in revenue service with 49 passengers and 3 crew, from George Bush Intercontinental/Houston airport (iah) 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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