Wizz A320 near Sofia on Jun 16th 2015, cracked windshield
Last Update: June 17, 2015 / 10:58:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-4363
Departure
Sofia, Bulgaria
Destination
Bologna, Italy
Aircraft Registration
HA-LPJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration HA-LWI was estimated to reach Bologna with a delay of 4.5 hours but needed to divert to Venice (Italy), spent two hours on the ground in Venice before continuing to Bologna and reaching the destination with a delay of 7:15 hours.
On Jun 17th 2015 the airline reported the outer pane of a cockpit window panel cracked, the aircraft returned to Sofia. Another aircraft departed Sofia about 4 hours later but needed to divert to Venice due to thunderstorms in Bologna, the aircraft encountered light turbulence. While descending towards Venice the captain requested an ambulance to meet the aircraft due to a passenger suffering from a diabetic problem.
Metars Bologna:
LIPE 161920Z 13004KT 090V170 9999 SCT050 19/17 Q1014
LIPE 161850Z 14007KT 9999 SCT050 19/17 Q1014
LIPE 161820Z 14003KT 100V180 9999 SCT050 19/17 Q1014
LIPE 161750Z 06003KT 350V130 9999 BKN050 19/17 Q1013
LIPE 161720Z 02004KT 340V100 9999 BKN050 19/17 Q1013 RETS
LIPE 161650Z 02007KT 350V050 9999 -TSRA FEW005CB BKN050 19/17 Q1013 RERA
LIPE 161620Z 31007KT 250V360 9999 TSRA FEW005CB BKN050 21/17 Q1013
LIPE 161550Z 13005KT 110V230 9999 -TSRA FEW015CB BKN060 24/17 Q1012
LIPE 161520Z 12009KT 9999 -TSRA FEW010CB BKN060 26/16 Q1012
LIPE 161450Z VRB03G16KT 9999 BKN060 29/14 Q1012
LIPE 161420Z 10003KT 040V170 9999 SCT060 28/15 Q1012
LIPE 161350Z 11005KT 010V160 9999 SCT060 29/14 Q1013
LIPE 161320Z 10003KT 040V190 9999 SCT060 28/14 Q1013
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-4363
Departure
Sofia, Bulgaria
Destination
Bologna, Italy
Aircraft Registration
HA-LPJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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