Canada B788 near Vancouver on Mar 12th 2021, cracked windshield

Last Update: March 17, 2021 / 18:20:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 12, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-128

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GHPX

ICAO Type Designator
B788

An Air Canada Boeing 787-8, registration C-GHPX performing flight AC-128 from Vancouver,BC to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 104 passengers and 10 crew, had just reached FL330 about 120nm eastnortheast of Vancouver when the right hand windshield cracked associated with a windshield heating system message. The crew worked the related checklists, declared PAN PAN and returned to Vancouver for a safe landing on Vancouver's runway 08R about 55 minutes after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the right hand windshield and the window heating controller.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GHPX
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft Model / Type
787-8
ICAO Aircraft Type
B788
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 12, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-128

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GHPX

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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