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Investigation underway after windshield boeing 737 A crack occurred mid-flight, causing an unexpected landing in Salt Lake City.
United Flight 1039 from Denver los angeles Diversion created on Thursday, October 16 to address Loss For its multi-layered windshield.
After landing safely, United Airlines He said he arranged for another plane to take the 134 passengers to Los Angeles later that day.
US National Transportation Safety Board (U.S. National Transportation Safety Board)NTSB) said it is currently investigating a broken windshield, which was damaged while flying near Moab, Utah.
The NTSB said it is collecting radar, weather and flight recorder data, while the windshield is being sent to NTSB laboratories for examination.
Meanwhile, United Airlines said its maintenance team was working to return the plane to service.
The flight, which usually takes about two hours, was cut halfway through the journey.
The Boeing 737 was flying near Capitol Reef National Park when the plane took a sharp turn and flew north toward Salt Lake City.
The 6am flight landed in the Utah capital at 7.30am, with a replacement flight leaving just before 1pm to complete the remainder of the flight, landing in Los Angeles an hour and a half later.
Aircraft windshields are designed to function safely in the event any layer is damaged.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has this to say Cracks can occur in all flat models And usually, when they do, it’s on the outside, on a pane of glass that acts as a protective covering for the many layers beneath.
Windshields are approximately two to three inches thick with multiple layers. The FAA says cracks happen more often than passengers realize.
Earlier this month, a plane carrying the Nigerian men’s national football team had to make an emergency landing in Angola after its windshield cracked.
The flight from Polokwane, South Africa, to Uyo, Nigeria, made an unscheduled landing in the Angolan capital Luanda just 25 minutes after takeoff on October 11.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said the plane’s “windscreen was shattered” in mid-air after routine refueling in Luanda. Standard,
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