Expressjet CRJ2 at Washington on May 26th 2014, bird strike

Last Update: May 28, 2014 / 15:12:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 26, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Expressjet

Flight number
EV-5704

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
N830AS

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

An Expressjet Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of United, registration N830AS performing flight EV-5704/UA-5704 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Montreal,QC (Canada), was in the initial climb out of Dulles' runway 01R when the right hand engine (CF34) was struck by a bird prompting the crew to return to Dulles Airport for a safe landing on runway 01C about 20 minutes after departure.

A replacement CRJ-200 reached Montreal with 2:45 hours delay.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 26, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Expressjet

Flight number
EV-5704

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
N830AS

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

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