Japan Transocean B734 near Okinawa on May 6th 2017, cracked windshield
Last Update: May 8, 2017 / 21:27:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Japan Transocean Air
Flight number
NU-44
Departure
Okinawa, Japan
Destination
Nagoya, Japan
Aircraft Registration
JA8998
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
The airline reported the outer pane of the 5 panes of the first officer's windshield cracked, the aircraft returned to Okinawa. A replacement aircraft took the 148 passengers to Nagoya about 55 minutes after landing back.
A replacement Boeing 737-400 registration JA8939 reached Nagoya with a delay of 105 minutes.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
Japan Transocean Air
Flight number
NU-44
Departure
Okinawa, Japan
Destination
Nagoya, Japan
Aircraft Registration
JA8998
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
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