KLM B789 over Atlantic on Dec 26th 2020, cracked windshield
Last Update: December 27, 2020 / 12:29:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 26, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-705
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PH-BHD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
A replacement Boeing 787-9 registration PH-BHO departed Amsterdam about 2 hours after PH-BHD had landed and reached Rio de Janeiro with a delay of about 14.5 hours.
A passenger reported about 4 hours into the flight a pane of one of the cockpit windows cracked with a loud bang.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 26, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-705
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PH-BHD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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