Far Eastern MD83 near Guiyang on Apr 25th 2013, hail strike leads to cracked windshield
Last Update: April 27, 2013 / 18:43:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 25, 2013
Classification
Incident
Flight number
FE-191
Departure
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Destination
Guiyang, China
Aircraft Registration
B-28025
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
Following checks the aircraft was released to perform the return flight FE-192 with the cracked windshield under minimum equipment list requirements limiting the aircraft to 10,000 feet. The aircraft departed for the return flight with another 140 passengers and a delay of about 2.5 hours, and reached Kaohsiung with a delay of about 3 hours.
In response to an outraged Taiwanese press claiming the return flight was potentially unsafe Taiwan's Civil Aviation Authority stated, that according to aircraft maintenance manuals a dispatch to return to the home base with a windshield, the outer pane of which has been cracked, is permissable and safe if conducted according to minimum equipment list requirements set for such a case.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 25, 2013
Classification
Incident
Flight number
FE-191
Departure
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Destination
Guiyang, China
Aircraft Registration
B-28025
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
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