Uni Airways DH8C near Taitung on Jun 8th 2012, cracked windshield
Last Update: June 8, 2012 / 15:34:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 8, 2012
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Uni Airways
Flight number
B7-855
Departure
Taipei Sung Shan, Taiwan
Destination
Taitung, Taiwan
Aircraft Registration
B-15231
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
The airline reported the windshield cracked at FL160 developing a web across the entire glass panel. The crew descended the aircraft to 5000 feet as a precaution and assessed it was safe to continue to destination.
Passengers reported they heard a loud cracking sound in the cabin.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 8, 2012
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Uni Airways
Flight number
B7-855
Departure
Taipei Sung Shan, Taiwan
Destination
Taitung, Taiwan
Aircraft Registration
B-15231
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
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