Republic Airlines Embraer 170 veers off the runway into the grass at Kansas City while performing an engine run-up

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Republic Airlines (2nd) (part of the Republic Airways Holdings group) (US Airways Express) (Indianapolis) Embraer 170 veered off of the runway at Kansas City International Airport this morning around 4:30 a.m. and ended up into the adjacent grass area while performing an overnight engine maintenance run-up. The nose wheel ended up being wedged into a gully that created a slow and difficult  process to remove the aircraft. There were no injuries or apparent damage to the airliner.

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