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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