LOT B788 near Oslo on Oct 25th 2017, cracked windshield

Last Update: October 27, 2017 / 15:00:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 25, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LO-45

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
SP-LRF

ICAO Type Designator
B788

A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-800, registration SP-LRF performing flight LO-45 from Warsaw (Poland) to Toronto,ON (Canada), was enroute at FL360 about 90nm west of Oslo (Norway) when the crew reported the first officer's windshield had cracked. The crew descended the aircraft to FL310 and returned to Warsaw for a safe landing about 90 minutes later.

The airline reported the crew detected minor scratches at the inner side of the right hand windshield, consulted with maintenance and decided to return to Warsaw. The passengers were provided with accomodation, the flight was postponed to the following day.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 20 hours, then departed again for flight LO-45.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 25, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LO-45

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
SP-LRF

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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