ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220760
Last updated: 5 November 2019
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| Date: | 10-JAN-2019 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Oman Air |
| Registration: | A4O-SA |
| C/n / msn: | 42378 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 124 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Istanbul Atatürk İnt'l Airport -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Muscat-Seeb Airport (MCT/OOMS) |
| Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
Oman Air flight WY105, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, diverted to Istanbul's Atatürk Airport in Turkey because of cracks in the first officer’s windshield.
The aircraft was en route at FL400 over Turkey when the flight started to descend to FL200. The flight crew decided to to diverted to Atatürk Airport where it landed at 16:10 UTC.
The aircraft remained at Istanbul for repairs and was flown back to Muscat, Oman on January 13.
Sources:
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/oman-air-muscat-manchester-ucagi-neden-istanbula-indi/
https://timesofoman.com/article/686539
https://www.gulfeyes.net/oman/3012348.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/a4o-sa#1f22edbe
Images:
Photo of A4O-SA courtesy AirHistory.net
Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)
19 April 2019; (c) Mark Piacentini
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2019 13:29 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 13-Jan-2019 13:37 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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