What was found
AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING IN EWR AND THE TAIL STRUCK THE GROUND. FOUND A 4 FOOT LONG SCRAPE IN THE LOWER SKIN OF THE TAIL CONE WITH THROUGH DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR THE HARD LANDING AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- February 4, 2009
- Submitted
- February 5, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N620CZ
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ190100LR
- Aircraft serial
- 17000214
- Aircraft time
- 2,306 hours, 1,380 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Tail Cone
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.