Easyjet A319 near Milan on May 23rd 2013, cracked windshield

Last Update: May 24, 2013 / 21:49:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 23, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-4526

Aircraft Registration
G-EZIZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Easyjet Airbus A319-100, registration G-EZIZ performing flight U2-4526 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Berlin Schoenefeld (Germany), was enroute at FL380 about 40nm southwest of Nice (France) when the crew reported a cracked windshield and descended the aircraft to FL180. The aircraft diverted to Milan Malpensa (Italy) for a safe landing about 35 minutes after leaving FL380.

A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration G-EZIK reached Berlin with a delay of 80 minutes.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 23, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-4526

Aircraft Registration
G-EZIZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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