EMB ERJ 190/195 ER/LR
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Total 8500
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Ground Event / Encounter FOD; Ground Event / Encounter Object
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Returned To Gate; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Airport
Taxiing our to [runway] at ZZZ; crossing Rwy XY; a Mylar 'party' balloon drifted into our path and was ingested by the Number 1 engine.  Number 1 Engine failed immediately.  Secured the engine and returned to the gate for maintenance.The aircraft was removed from service.  All passengers were accommodated on the next hourly shuttle flight.[Caused by] trash on the field.
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EMB-190 flight crew reported that an engine ingested a balloon during taxi.