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| Date: | Thursday 4 May 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N45905 |
| MSN: | 34825/55 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | GE GEnx-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | over Atlantic Ocean -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) |
| Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV/LLBG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines flight UA72, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, suffered a cracked cockpit windscreen while en route over the Atlantic Ocean. The flight diverted to Dublin, Ireland.
Sources:
https://www.dansdeals.com/more/news/airline-news/united-diverts-tel-aviv-bound-flight-dublin-windshield-cracks-en-route/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua72#3025733b
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 June 2013 | N45905 | United Airlines | 0 | Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (ERW/KEWR) |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2023 15:07 | harro | Added |
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