KLM B789 over Atlantic on Dec 26th 2020, cracked windshield

Last Update: December 27, 2020 / 12:29:26 GMT/Zulu time

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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 KLM Boeing 787-9, registration PH-BHD performing flight KL-705 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Rio de Janeiro Galeao,RJ (Brazil), was enroute at FL360 about 620nm south of Azores Islands (Portugal) and about 590nm westsouthwest of the Canary Islands,CI (Spain) when the right hand windshield's outer pane cracked with a loud bang audible up into the passenger cabin. The crew subsequently decided to return to Amsterdam re-assuring ATC that it was "only the outer pane, so no very big damage of the window". The aircraft initially maintained FL360 for the return, descended to FL350 over the Celtic Sea abeam Brest (France) and landed safely back on Amsterdam's runway 18R about 9:10 hours after departure and about 4:40 hours after the decision to turn around.

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
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Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
787-9
ICAO Aircraft Type
B789
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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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