Aigle Azur A320 at Setif on May 27th 2014, hail cracked both windscreens

Last Update: June 25, 2014 / 14:51:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 27, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aigle Azur

Flight number
ZI-232

Departure
Setif, Algeria

Destination
Paris Orly, France

Aircraft Registration
F-HBIX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Aigle Azur Airbus A320-200, registration F-HBIX performing flight ZI-232 from Setif (Algeria) to Paris Orly (France) with 66 people on board, was climbing through a cloud layer out of Setif and encountered turbulence and hail while in the cloud layer. Both front windshields cracked as result of hail impact. The crew decided to continue the flight, climbed the aircraft up to FL380 and landed safely on Orly Airport's runway 26.

The French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that a post flight inspection also revealed damage to the leading edges of the wings and the radome. The occurrence was rated an incident and is being investigated by the BEA.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 27, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aigle Azur

Flight number
ZI-232

Departure
Setif, Algeria

Destination
Paris Orly, France

Aircraft Registration
F-HBIX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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