Expressjet CRJ2 at Atlanta on Sep 15th 2017, damaged runway light during landing

Last Update: September 18, 2017 / 20:43:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Expressjet

Flight number
EV-5474

Departure
Columbus, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N857AS

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

An Expressjet Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N857AS performing flight EV-5474/DL-5474 from Columbus,GA to Atlanta,GA (USA), landed on Atlanta's runway 28 when after roll out the crew reported they might have some tyre damage on the left hand side. The crew of another aircraft it appeared there was some debris on the runway, possibly a runway light or pieces of a tyre. The Expressjet crew stated they were leaning slightly to the left, so they did have some damage. A third crew reported one of the center line lights appeared to be damaged, the next arrival went around.

The FAA reported the aircraft struck a light with the left main gear on landing. There were no injuries, the damage is being assessed.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 42 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Expressjet

Flight number
EV-5474

Departure
Columbus, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N857AS

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

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