Cityjet RJ85 near Dublin on Mar 18th 2016, cracked windshield
Last Update: March 18, 2016 / 21:32:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Cityjet
Flight number
WX-118
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
London City, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EI-RJU
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
A replacement RJ-85 registration EI-RJD reached London's City Airport with a delay of 3:15 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft returned as precaution.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Cityjet
Flight number
WX-118
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
London City, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EI-RJU
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
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