India B788 near Tehran on Aug 9th 2017, cracked windshield
Last Update: August 9, 2017 / 18:53:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-120
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ANU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration VT-EVA was dispatched to Tehran, resumed the flight and is estimated to reach Delhi with a delay of about 18 hours.
The airline reported the windshield of the Dreamliner will be replaced in Tehran, then the aircraft will return to Delhi.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Tehran about 17.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-120
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ANU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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