TAROM B737 near Bucharest on Jun 12th 2018, cracked window

Last Update: June 12, 2018 / 20:24:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Tarom

Flight number
RO-361

Aircraft Registration
YR-BGG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A TAROM Boeing 737-700, registration YR-BGG performing flight RO-361 from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), had just levelled off at FL400 after climb out of Bucharest when the crew decided to return to Bucharest due to a cracked window. The aircraft landed safely back in Bucharest about 45 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration YR-BGK reached Amsterdam with a delay of about 3 hours.

The airline reported the outer pane of one of the windows cracked, the crew decided to return as a precaution.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 7 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Tarom

Flight number
RO-361

Aircraft Registration
YR-BGG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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