United B772 at Beijing on Jul 18th 2019, cracked windshield
Last Update: July 19, 2019 / 19:59:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 18, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-889
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N787UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 20 hours, then departed as flight UA-889D (delayed).
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 18, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-889
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N787UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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