Iberia A343 at Madrid on Dec 8th 2015, cracked windshield
Last Update: December 8, 2015 / 21:51:42 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6341
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Aircraft Registration
EC-GLE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The airline confirmed a "technical incident".
A replacement A340-300 registration EC-GHX departed for Guatemala City as flight IB-41 and is estimated to reach the destination with a delay of 5.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6341
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Aircraft Registration
EC-GLE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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