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| Date: | Thursday 16 March 2023 |
| Time: | 11:55 UTC |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-170LR |
| Owner/operator: | Republic Airlines, opf American Eagle |
| Registration: | N806MD |
| MSN: | 17000019 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF34-8E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Indianapolis International Airport, IN (IND/KIND) |
| New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
American Airlines flight AA4455, an Embraer ERJ-170LR, struck a bird during landing on runway 22 at New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA), damaging the left leading-edge slat.
The aircraft was repaired and resumed service 29 hours after the incident.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n806md#2f8a7025
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