AA4168 - Incident: Envoy E175 at Washington on May 1st 2024

An Envoy Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N205NN performing flight AA-4168 from Washington National,DC to Key West,FL (USA) with 73 people on board, was climbing out of runway 01 when the crew upon contacting departure declared emergency reporting they had a bird strike on initial climb and they had a flaps failure. The aircraft stopped the climb at 5000 feet and diverted to Baltimore,MD where the aircraft landed safely on 33L about 45 minutes after departure.

The FAA reported: "American Airlines Flight 4168 landed safely at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport around 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday, May 1, after the crew reported a bird strike while departing from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The Embraer E170 was headed to Key West International Airport in Florida. The FAA is investigating."