THY B738 near Graz on Jan 3rd 2021, cracked windshield
Last Update: January 5, 2021 / 15:16:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Jan 3, 2021                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Cracked windshield                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            THY Turkish Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            TK-7738                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Turkey                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Munich, Germany                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            TC-SBV                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            737-800                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B738                            
                        
                    
                    
                
The return flight TK-7739 was cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground about 52 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Jan 3, 2021                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Cracked windshield                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            THY Turkish Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            TK-7738                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Turkey                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Munich, Germany                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            TC-SBV                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            737-800                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B738                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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