United B763 near Shannon on Feb 27th 2017, cracked windshield

Last Update: February 27, 2017 / 22:29:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-56

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N674UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N674UA performing flight UA-56 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Newark,NJ (USA), was enroute at FL320 over the Irish Sea about 200nm east of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew reported the first officer's windshield cracked, descended the aircraft to FL140 and diverted to Shannon for a safe landing on Shannon's runway 24 about 45 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N652UA departed Shannon about 8 hours after landing and is estimated to reach Newark with a delay of 8 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N674UA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B763
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-56

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N674UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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