Canada B772 over Black Sea on Jan 29th 2023, cracked windshield
Last Update: February 13, 2023 / 21:42:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 29, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-43
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FIUJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance actually found the inner pane of the first officer's windshield cracked. The operator's maintenance as well as the manufacturer are investigating. The windshield as well as both left and right windshield heaters were replaced.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Heathrow for about 33 hours before returning to service.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 29, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-43
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FIUJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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