TAROM B737 near Bucharest on Apr 26th 2018, cracked cabin window
Last Update: April 27, 2018 / 21:56:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 26, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-421
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
YR-BGG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
A replacement Airbus A318-100 registration YR-ASC reached Barcelona with a delay of 4.5 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Bucharest due to a crack in one of the cabin windows.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 26, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-421
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
YR-BGG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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