Travel Service Hungary B738 at Antalya on Jun 24th 2018, cracked windshield

Last Update: June 27, 2018 / 21:24:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
7O-5397

Aircraft Registration
HA-LKG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Travel Service Hungary Boeing 737-800, registration HA-LKG performing flight 7O-5397 from Antalya (Turkey) to Debrecen (Hungary), was climbing out of Antalya when the crew stopped the climb at about FL210 due to a cracked windshield and returned to Antalya for a safe landing about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement Travel Service Boeing 737-800 registration OK-TVW reached Debrecen the following morning with a delay of 14 hours.

The airline confirmed a cracked windshield. The windshield was replaced, which took longer than anticipated, then the aircraft returned to service. The passengers were supplied with refreshments.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 19 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
7O-5397

Aircraft Registration
HA-LKG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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