Qantas B744 near Sydney on Aug 4th 2017, cracked windshield
Last Update: August 4, 2017 / 20:42:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 4, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-63
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
VH-OEB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The airline reported the outer pane of the windshield had cracked.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 4, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-63
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
VH-OEB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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