Rossiya B773 near Samara on Feb 28th 2020, cracked windshield

Last Update: April 7, 2020 / 19:31:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 28, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
Rossiya

Flight number
SU-6275

Departure
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia

Destination
Bangkok, Thailand

Aircraft Registration
EI-GEU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A Rossiya Boeing 777-300 on behalf of Aeroflot, registration EI-GEU performing flight SU-6275 from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Bangkok (Thailand) with 190 passengers and 14 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 540nm southeast of Moscow and 110nm south of Samara (Russia) when the crew decided to return to Moscow due to a cracked windshield. The aircraft initially descended to FL320, later FL280 and diverted to Moscow's Vnukovo Airport for a safe landing on runway 24 about 3.5 hours after departure.

A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration EI-XLF departed Vnukovo Airport about 3.5 hours after EI-GEU had landed and reached Bangkok with a delay of 6.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft was still on the ground at Vnukovo Airport about 12.5 hours after landing.

On Apr 7th 2020 Rosaviatsia reported the captain's windshield's inner pane had cracked. An investigation has been opened.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B773
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 28, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
Rossiya

Flight number
SU-6275

Departure
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia

Destination
Bangkok, Thailand

Aircraft Registration
EI-GEU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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