Republic E175 at Boston on Oct 13th 2021, bird strike
Last Update: October 14, 2021 / 19:10:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 13, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Republic Airways
Flight number
AA-4696
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Washington National, United States
Aircraft Registration
N111HQ
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175
ICAO Type Designator
E175
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE THAT PREVENTED OPERATION OF THE SLATS AND FLAPS, BOSTON, MA (BOS)", the aircraft sustained minor damage, the occurrence was rated an incident.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 18 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 13, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Republic Airways
Flight number
AA-4696
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Washington National, United States
Aircraft Registration
N111HQ
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175
ICAO Type Designator
E175
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