Lufthansa A321 near Riga on Jul 15th 2019, cracked windshield
Last Update: July 17, 2019 / 23:11:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1438
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
St. Petersburg, Russia
Aircraft Registration
D-AIRL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Passengers reported they heard there had been sort of an accident in the cockpit.
The airline reported there was a damaged cockpit window, the aircraft returned to Frankfurt due to the better repair possibilities available.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 19 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1438
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
St. Petersburg, Russia
Aircraft Registration
D-AIRL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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