Nouvelair A320 near Munich on Nov 1st 2014, cracked windshield

Last Update: November 3, 2014 / 12:31:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 1, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
Nouvelair

Flight number
BJ-202

Departure
Enfidha, Tunisia

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
TS-INR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Nouvelair Airbus A320-200, registration TS-INR performing flight BJ-202 from Enfidha (Tunisia) to Munich (Germany), was enroute at FL350 about 150nm south of Munich in Italian Airspace, about to reach the top of descent, when the right hand windshield cracked as result of a heating failure. The crew continued to Munich for a safe landing on runway 08R about 45 minutes later.

The aircraft was able to depart for the return flight only the following day after about 28 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 1, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
Nouvelair

Flight number
BJ-202

Departure
Enfidha, Tunisia

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
TS-INR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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