Southwest B733 near Boise on Apr 6th 2014, cracked windshield

Last Update: April 7, 2014 / 21:31:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 6, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-762

Departure
Seattle, United States

Destination
Phoenix, United States

Aircraft Registration
N650SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300, registration N650SW performing flight WN-762 from Seattle,WA to Phoenix,AZ (USA) with 143 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 150nm west of Boise,ID when the crew decided to divert to Boise reporting a cracked windshield. The aircraft descended normally to 10,000 feet. Upon checking in with Boise Arrival the crew reported they had been an emergency aircraft, did not need emergency services and expected a normal landing. The aircraft landed safely on Boise's runway 10R about 30 minutes after leaving FL350 and taxied to the apron.

The airline confirmed one of the windshield's pane cracked, there was no loss of pressure however.

A replacement Boeing 737-700 reached Phoenix with a delay of 2:15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 6, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-762

Departure
Seattle, United States

Destination
Phoenix, United States

Aircraft Registration
N650SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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