Sky Regional E175 at Chicago on Aug 8th 2019, tail strike on landing

Last Update: August 13, 2019 / 19:24:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 8, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Tail strike on landing

Airline
Sky Regional Airlines

Flight number
RS-7611

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
C-FEKD

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

A Sky Regional Airlines Embraer ERJ-175, registration C-FEKD performing flight RS-7611 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 71 people on board, landed on Chicago's runway 27R but touched down hard. The aircraft taxied to the apron.

The Canadian TSB reported a post flight inspection revealed damage to the lower rear section of the tail. An assessment for tail strike as well as a phase 2 hard landing inspection are being carried out.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Chicago until Aug 13th 2019.
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 8, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Tail strike on landing

Airline
Sky Regional Airlines

Flight number
RS-7611

Departure
Toronto, Canada

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
C-FEKD

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

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