Gol B737 near Presidente Prudente on Dec 9th 2014, cracked windshield

Last Update: December 10, 2014 / 20:49:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 9, 2014

Classification
Incident

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-700, flight G3-1070 from Sao Paulo Congonhas,SP to Presidente Prudente,SP (Brazil), was descending towards Presidente Prudente when the crew decided to return to Sao Paulo due to a cracked windshield. The aircraft landed safely back in Sao Paulo about 2 hours after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-700 reached Presidente Prudente with a delay of 4 hours.

The airline reported the outer pane of the windshield cracked, due to better resources available in Sao Paulo and weather at Presidente Prudente the crew decided to return to Sao Paulo.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 9, 2014

Classification
Incident

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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