Smartlynx Malta B38M near Stuttgart on Feb 18th 2024, cracked windshield

Last Update: February 19, 2024 / 11:57:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 18, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-7750

Aircraft Registration
9H-CHA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

A Smartlynx Airlines Malta Boeing 737-8 MAX on behalf of THY Turkish Airlines, registration 9H-CHA performing flight TK-7750 from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (Turkey) to Stuttgart (Germany), was descending through about FL280 towards Stuttgart when the crew reported a crack had developed in one of their windshields. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Stuttgart's runway 25 about 25 minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Stuttgart for about 5.5 hours, then performed the return flight TK-4381 to Sabiha Gokcen Airport and is now still on the ground in Istanbul about 16 hours after landing in Istanbul.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 18, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-7750

Aircraft Registration
9H-CHA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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