Germanwings A319 near Warsaw on Nov 18th 2012, cracked windshield and emergency descent
Last Update: November 18, 2012 / 18:01:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 18, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-3102
Departure
Hanover, Germany
Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
D-AKNV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-AKNP was dispatched to Warsaw and reached Moscow with a delay of 5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 18, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-3102
Departure
Hanover, Germany
Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
D-AKNV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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