United B737 near Phoenix on Jul 5th 2012, cracked windshield

Last Update: July 6, 2012 / 13:32:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 5, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1138

Aircraft Registration
N23708

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A United Boeing 737-700, registration N23708 performing flight UA-1138 from Phoenix,AZ to Houston,TX (USA) with 119 people on board, was climbing through FL340 out of Phoenix when the crew reported a cracked windshield and returned to Phoenix for a safe landing on runway 08 about 25 minutes later.

The flight was cancelled.

The cause of the crack isn't yet known.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 5, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1138

Aircraft Registration
N23708

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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