US Airways A333 near Charlotte on May 3rd 2014, windshield heating issues
Last Update: May 5, 2014 / 22:11:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-720
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
N272AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration N277AY reached Rome with a delay of 3:45 hours.
A passenger reported the captain announced the wind shield heater had broken and the windshield might crack, hence they were returning to Charlotte.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-720
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
N272AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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