China Airlines B738 near Osaka on Dec 11th 2023, cracked windshield

Last Update: December 12, 2023 / 14:38:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CI-7760

Destination
Takamatsu, Japan

Aircraft Registration
B-18661

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A China Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-18661 performing flight CI-7760 from Kaohsiung (Taiwan) to Takamatsu (Japan) with 153 people on board, was enroute at FL330 about 120nm southwest of Osaka Kansai (Japan) when the crew decided to divert to Kansai Airport reporting a cracked windshield. The aircraft landed safely on Osaka's runway 06L about 25 minutes later.

The passengers were about to take a tour from Takamatsu, the tour busses were re-routed to Kansai Airport.

The aircraft returned to service about 31 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CI-7760

Destination
Takamatsu, Japan

Aircraft Registration
B-18661

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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