United B788 near Dublin on May 4th 2023, cracked windshield
Last Update: May 9, 2023 / 08:19:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-72
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
N45905
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
Passengers reported the airline told them a replacement aircraft would arrive on May 5th in the afternoon, more than 24 hours after the landing in Dublin, many passengers therefore booked other flights from Dublin to Tel Aviv via other airports. A few passengers were rebooked onto the direct El Al Flights departing Dublin for Tel Aviv in the afternoon of May 4th.
A replacement Boeing 787-9 registration N24974 positioned to Dublin on May 5th 2023, continued the flight as UA-3046 departing Dublin about 24 hours after UA-72 landed and reached Tel Aviv with a delay of about 24 hours.
The occurrence aircraft positioned back to Washington Dulles on May 8th.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-72
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
N45905
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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