UIA B763 near Kiev on Mar 1st 2016, cracked windshield

Last Update: March 1, 2016 / 19:45:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 1, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PS-775

Departure
Kiev, Ukraine

Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel

Aircraft Registration
UR-GEA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A UIA Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration UR-GEA performing flight PS-775 from Kiev (Ukraine) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was enroute at FL350 about 180nm south of Kiev when the crew decided to return to Kiev after the right hand windshield cracked. The aircraft landed safely back in Kiev about 70 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration UR-GED reached Tel Aviv with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 1, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PS-775

Departure
Kiev, Ukraine

Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel

Aircraft Registration
UR-GEA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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