Republic E175 at Washington on Oct 9th 2020, bird strike
Last Update: October 13, 2020 / 15:13:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Oct 9, 2020                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Bird strike                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Republic Airways                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            UA-3435                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Indianapolis, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Washington Dulles, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            N722YX                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Embraer                            ERJ-175                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            E175                            
                        
                    
                    
                
The FAA reported the aircraft sustained "unknown damage".
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2 hours, then performed flight UA-3426 to Pittsburgh,PA (USA) and remained on the ground in Pittsburgh for about 21 hours before resuming service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Oct 9, 2020                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Bird strike                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Republic Airways                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            UA-3435                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Indianapolis, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Washington Dulles, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            N722YX                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Embraer                            ERJ-175                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            E175                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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