El Al B738 near Dalaman on May 14th 2014, cracked windshield
Last Update: May 19, 2014 / 17:13:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 14, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-333
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration 4X-EKP reached Brussels with a delay of 4:40 hours.
A passenger reported about 90 minutes into the flight the crew announced a windshield had cracked and they needed to return to Tel Aviv.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 14, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-333
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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