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| Date: | Saturday 7 January 2023 |
| Time: | 16:02 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-600 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Airways |
| Registration: | G-CMFI |
| MSN: | 1312 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 10 nm South East of Exeter, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) |
| Newquay-Cornwall Airport (NQY/EGHQ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Eastern Airways Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-600, registration G-CMFI performing flight T3-456 from London Gatwick, to Newquay, was en-route at FL160 about 10 nautical miles southeast of Exeter, Devon, when the right hand windshield cracked prompting the crew to divert to Exeter for a safe landing on runway 26 about 17 minutes later at 16:21.
The aircraft was still on the ground at Exeter Airport about 27 hours after landing.
Note that G-CMFI was the same ATR-72-600 that was involved in a "smoke in the cockpit" incident at Leeds-Bradford Airport (LBA) on 9 October 2022 (see separate entry).
Sources:
1. https://avherald.com/h?article=50378483
2. https://sussex.news/travel/gatwick-to-newquay-flight-diverts-due-to-cracked-windscreen/11032/
3. https://aviation.globalincidentmap.com/event_detail?id=11940126
4. https://uknip.co.uk/Breaking/News/breaking/gatwick-to-newquay-flight-diverts-due-to-cracked-windscreen/
5. https://www.aeroinside.com/17726/eastern-airways-at72-near-exeter-on-jan-7th-2023-cracked-windshield
6. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-cmfi#2ec6791d
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_Airport
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 October 2022 | G-CMFI | Eastern Airways | 0 | Leeds-Bradford Airport, Yeadon, West Yorkshire (LBA/EGNM) | |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
Media:
Eastern Airways ATR-72 (G-CMFI, built 2016) suffered an inflight windshield crack while in cruiseflight at FL160. Flight #EZE56LN from London-Gatwick to Newquay safely diverted to Exeter Airport (EGTE).@fl360aero pic.twitter.com/rxD04J7AHT
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) January 8, 2023
2016 built Eastern Airways ATR 72-600 aircraft (G-CMFI) suffered windshield crack at FL160 (16000 feet) followed by a diversion to Exeter Airport (EGTE) and made a safe landing on runway 26.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) January 8, 2023
The aircraft was flying from London (LGW) to Newquay (NQY) on 7 Jan.
?@BigglesGav pic.twitter.com/fqxl5ixY6e
G-CMFI, ATR 72-600 Eastern Airways, Newquay, Cornwall, September 18, 2022Revision history:
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