Republic E170 at Philadelphia on Aug 7th 2014, bird strike
Last Update: August 8, 2014 / 15:28:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Republic Airlines
Flight number
YX-3446
Departure
Cincinnati, United States
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N807MD
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170
ICAO Type Designator
E170
The FAA reported: "N807MD REPUBLIC AIRLINES FLIGHT RPA3446 EMBRAER ERJ170 AIRCRAFT ENGINE STRUCK A BIRD AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, PHILADELPHIA, PA" providing a time stamp suggesting the aircraft descended through 6000 feet MSL at the time.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Republic Airlines
Flight number
YX-3446
Departure
Cincinnati, United States
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N807MD
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170
ICAO Type Designator
E170
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