Qatar B788 at Hong Kong on Dec 30th 2016, cracked windshield
Last Update: December 31, 2016 / 21:56:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-817
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
A7-BCC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
The flight was cancelled.
A passenger reported the aircraft returned because of some bird related cockpit window issue.
The airport reported the crew suspected a bird strike on departure ultimately resulted in the cracked windshield.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 34 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-817
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
A7-BCC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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