Sunwing B738 at Antalya and Bucharest on Sep 17th 2022, cracked windshield
Last Update: October 7, 2022 / 18:33:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
OR-3042
Departure
Antalya, Turkey
Destination
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
C-FFPH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Bucharest due to a cracked cockpit window. The windshield was damaged for unknown reasons. The passengers could not be accomodated at Bucharest due to shortage of hotel rooms.
Passengers reported there was a dent near the windshield and a cracked windshield, raising suspicions of a bird strike.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration OO-JEF positioned from Brussels to Bucharest, resumed the flight and delivered the passengers to Rotterdam the following day with a delay of about 18 hours.
The occurrence aircraft was still on the ground in Bucharest about 22 hours after landing.
On Oct 7th 2022 the Canadian TSB reported the crew observed arcing at the R1 window followed by a window overheat master caution while enroute at FL360. The crew worked the related checklist, however, the windshield started to crack, a large crack developed. The crew worked the Forward Window Damage checklist and requested a lower altitude. The window continued to crack, the crew therefore declared PAN PAN and diverted to Bucharest for a safe landing, emergency services inspected the brakes due to an overweight landing.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
OR-3042
Departure
Antalya, Turkey
Destination
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
C-FFPH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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