American B772 over Atlantic on Oct 28th 2017, cracked windshield

Last Update: October 31, 2017 / 20:54:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 28, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-207

Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N771AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N771AN performing flight AA-207 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to Miami,FL (USA) with 307 people on board, was enroute at FL370 over the Atlantic Ocean about 950nm northeast of Gander,NL (Canada) when the crew reported a cracked windshield, performed oceanic contingency procedures and descended the aircraft to FL200. The aircraft diverted to Stephenville,NL (Canada) for a safe landing about 2:10 hours later.

The airline reported a replacement aircraft is positioning to Stephenville to continue the flight.

A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration N723AN was dispatched to Stephenville as flight AA-9668, took the passengers from Stephenville to New York JFK as flight AA-9244. The passengers were subsequently taken to Miami and arrived at their destination with a delay of 22 hours.

On Oct 31st 2017 the Canadian TSB reported a windshield cracked during cruise about 975nm northeast of St. John's,NL (Canada), the crew declared emergency and performed an emergency descent to FL200. The aircraft diverted to Stephenville,NL.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 28, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-207

Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N771AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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