Kenya B788 at Amsterdam on Oct 31st 2017, cracked windshield

Last Update: November 1, 2017 / 22:18:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 31, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KQ-117

Destination
Nairobi, Kenya

Aircraft Registration
5Y-KZA

ICAO Type Designator
B788

A Kenya Airways Boeing 787-800, registration 5Y-KZA performing flight KQ-117 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Nairobi (Kenya), departed Amsterdam's runway 18L and was climbing through FL210 out of Amsterdam when the crew requested to descend and to return to Amsterdam reporting a cracked windshield. The crew subsequently advised the pressurization was holding, operations therefore were normal, no further assistance was needed. The aircraft landed safely back on Amsterdam's runway 18R about 40 minutes after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 31, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KQ-117

Destination
Nairobi, Kenya

Aircraft Registration
5Y-KZA

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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