Germanwings A319 near Vienna on Dec 21st 2013, cracked windshield
Last Update: January 10, 2014 / 20:19:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 21, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-7286
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Klagenfurt, Austria
Aircraft Registration
D-AGWQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The airline reported a minor crack in the windshield, the crew decided to divert to Vienna out of abundance of caution in order to get the windshield replaced. The passengers were bussed to Klagenfurt, a replacement aircraft was dispatched to Klagenfurt to perform the remaining schedule of D-AGWQ.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 21, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-7286
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Klagenfurt, Austria
Aircraft Registration
D-AGWQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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