Mesa E175 at Houston on Sep 27th 2026, shattered windshield

Last Update: September 28, 2026 / 18:10:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 27, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Mesa Airlines

Flight number
UA-6309

Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Destination
El Paso, United States

Aircraft Registration
N87360

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

A Mesa Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of United, registration N87360 performing flight UA-6309 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to El Paso,TX (USA) with 72 people on board, was climbing out of Houston's runway 15R when the crew stopped the climb at about 13,000 feet reporting the right hand windshield had shattered, not just one layer, glass pieces were falling into the cockpit. The aircraft returned to Houston for a safe landing on runway 09 about 35 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the first officer's windshield shattered, however, there was no loss of pressurization.

A replacement Embraer ERJ-175 registration N87339 reached El Paso with a delay of about 4 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Houston about 23 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N87360
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
E175
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 27, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Mesa Airlines

Flight number
UA-6309

Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Destination
El Paso, United States

Aircraft Registration
N87360

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175

ICAO Type Designator
E175

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