Posted on 01/31/2024 1:50:04 PM PST by Tell It Right
United Airlines flight diverted because Boeing jet had cracked windshield in another flight near-disaster.
A cross-country United Airlines flight was diverted Sunday because the Boeing jet had a cracked windshield, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
United Airlines Flight 1627 had been heading from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC, on Sunday when it made a sharp turn for an unexpected stop, as seen on its path tracked by Flight Aware.
It "landed safely at Denver International Airport in Colorado … after diverting due to a cracked windshield," the FAA said.
(Excerpt) Read more at notthebee.com ...
Safelite repair, Safelite replace.
It's not like it happens every day, but the article of this thread was piling on to Boeing's recent problems with something that isn't a Boeing only issue.
Most commercial airline windshields are electrically heated, so the inside of the glass could be maybe 125 degrees and the outside of the could be -40 degrees.
Cracks can happen with that sort of thermal stress.
Yep. Wonder how many realize it. Part of a multipronged attack us.
Many of these new claims are really maintenance issues. A wheel fell off the front landing gear off an older 757 a couple weeks ago. The wheel cover was firmly attached…….but they didn’t have any of the lug nuts on it.
If the windscreen held, and the aircraft landed successfully, it's not a catastrophe, it's an inconvenience, and a tribute to modern materials and engineering.
Damn straight!
It was, is, and always will be McCarren International,
f the Ministry of Redesignation
-fJRoberts-
Did they call Safelight?
A “Near-disaster”??? Not really.
I do not have a reason to fly anyway. My kids and grandkids are all nearby. I do not like travel.
I understand and support your lifestyle choices. I don’t like the government
micromanaging our lifestyle choices.
When it comes to aviation, yes...it’s usually a MSM shark/blood thingy.
Bad publicity for your biggest competitor...
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