Egypt B789 over Atlantic on Jan 20th 2024, cracked windshield
Last Update: January 21, 2024 / 20:50:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Egypt Air
Flight number
MS-987
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
SU-GEV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
A passenger complained their luggage never came onto the carousel, authorities have no clue where the bag is after their "riveted MS987 flight".
A replacement B789 registration SU-GEW was dispatched from Cairo to Dublin, resumed the flight and reached New York with a delay of about 11 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Dublin about 33 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Egypt Air
Flight number
MS-987
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
SU-GEV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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