Southwest B737 near Kansas City on Nov 28th 2018, cracked windshield
Last Update: November 29, 2018 / 21:25:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 28, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-718
Departure
Washington Ronald Reagan, United States
Destination
Kansas City, United States
Aircraft Registration
N457WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N757LV continued the next sector to Houston Hobby,TX (USA) with a delay of 20 minutes.
The airline reported the outer pane cracked, the windshield remained "completely intact". The aircraft was removed from service to repair the windshield.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service after 20 hours on the ground.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 28, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-718
Departure
Washington Ronald Reagan, United States
Destination
Kansas City, United States
Aircraft Registration
N457WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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