Aeromexcio B38M near Mexico City on Jan 9th 2025, cracked windshield
Last Update: January 10, 2025 / 20:59:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Aeromexico
Flight number
AM-658
Departure
Mexico City, Mexico
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
XA-DAI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
A passenger reported the captain announced a windshield had cracked. Upon disembarking the passenger noticed the left hand windshield had numerous spider cracks extending over entire height and width of the windscreen.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration XA-AMV reached Denver with a delay of about 3.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Mexico City about 26 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Aeromexico
Flight number
AM-658
Departure
Mexico City, Mexico
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
XA-DAI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
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