EMB ERJ 190/195 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Declared Emergency; General Maintenance Action
Environment - Non Weather Related
We were on the arrival segment approximately 15 miles south of the airport; level at 6;000 FT and assigned 210 KTS. We were operating at night in VMC; excellent in-flight visibility and clear skies. With our external lights on; I noticed a single; light gray colored object go past the left side of the aircraft's nose. Immediately we felt and heard a loud impact; then the Number 1 Engine failed. We declared an emergency with Approach. The First Officer was flying with the autopilot on and he continued as the flying pilot throughout the landing. We followed the QRH procedure for the engine 1 failure checklist and did not attempt a relight. We completed that checklist and told the flight attendants to prepare for a normal landing. While attempting to extend slats and flaps; the SLAT FAIL message annunciated on the EICAS. We followed the QRH procedure for Slat Fail; requested the long runway and a 15 mile turn on final approach. Additional intermittent; miscellaneous EICAS messages continued to annunciate that indicated the aircraft may have experienced other substantial damage that we were unaware of and the integrity of the aircraft was in question. In the interest of safety; we completed the slat fail checklist and executed an immediate landing. After landing; emergency personnel inspected and reported no smoke or fire. We taxied to the gate; deplaned our passengers and made the appropriate logbook write-ups.
On downwind leg at 6;000 FT bird strike occurred on left side of aircraft causing #1 engine to fail and damage to left wing.
EMB190 flight crew experiences a bird strike at 6;000 during arrival causing the left engine to fail and damage to the leading edge of the left wing. The engine is shut down and the flight continues to a safe landing at the destination airport.