Emirates A388 near Dubai on Mar 17th 2016, cracked windshield
Last Update: March 17, 2016 / 21:14:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 17, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-302
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
A6-EDU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
A replacement Airbus A380-800 registration A6-EDX departed Dubai about 3 hours after landing but needed to divert to Hong Kong (China) due to weather in Shanghai. The aircraft is now estimated to reach Shanghai with a delay of 25.75 hours.
Metars Shanghai:
ZSPD 171830Z 29001MPS 2300 BR BKN001 13/12 Q1011 NOSIG
ZSPD 171800Z VRB01MPS 2800 BR BKN002 13/12 Q1011 BECMG TL1900 3000 BKN001
ZSPD 171730Z 29002MPS 250V310 1000 R17L/1400VP2000N R16R/P2000 R17R/1200VP2000U R16L/P2000 BR BKN001 13/12 Q1011 NOSIG
ZSPD 171700Z 17002MPS 1800 R17L/1100VP2000D R16R/0900VP2000U R17R/1000V1800D R16L/0900N BR BKN001 13/12 Q1011 BECMG TL1800 0800 FG
ZSPD 171630Z 14002MPS 2800 R17L/P2000 R16R/1100D R17R/P2000 R16L/1200D BR BKN002 13/12 Q1011 NOSIG
ZSPD 171600Z 36002MPS 2800 -SHRA BR BKN002 FEW026CB 13/12 Q1012 BECMG TL1700 1200 BR BKN001
ZSPD 171530Z 00000MPS 2500 -SHRA BR BKN001 SCT026CB 13/12 Q1012 RETS NOSIG
ZSPD 171500Z 08002MPS 2500 R17L/P2000 R16R/0700N R17R/P2000 R16L/0750V1100D -RA BR BKN001 13/12 Q1012 RERA BECMG TL1600 1200 -RA BR
ZSPD 171430Z 14002MPS 110V170 1800 R17L/P2000 R16R/0800N R17R/P2000 R16L/0900N RA BR BKN001 13/12 Q1012 NOSIG
ZSPD 171400Z 13002MPS 100V160 4000 BR BKN001 13/12 Q1013 BECMG TL1500 1200 BR
ZSPD 171330Z 13002MPS 1100 R17L/1500VP2000U R16R/1000V1500U R17R/1200VP2000U R16L/1100V1700U BR BKN001 13/12 Q1013 NOSIG
ZSPD 171300Z 12003MPS 1100 R17L/P2000 R16R/1000N R17R/1800U R16L/1200N BR BKN001 12/12 Q1013 BECMG TL1430 0700 FG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 17, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-302
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
A6-EDU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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