Ryanair B738 near Madrid on Jun 2nd 2019, cracked windshield

Last Update: June 2, 2019 / 21:32:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 2, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-5473

Aircraft Registration
EI-FID

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-FID performing flight FR-5473 from Marrakesh (Morocco) to Stuttgart (Germany), was enroute at FL360 about 220nm south of Madrid,SP (Spain) when the crew decided to divert to Madrid, SP (Spain), descended the aircraft to FL290 and landed safely on Madrid's runway 32L about 50 minutes later.

Passengers reported the crew reported a cracked windshield.

The airline reported a technical problem.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-GJS reached Stuttgart with a delay of 3:20 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Madrid 13 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 2, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-5473

Aircraft Registration
EI-FID

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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