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| Date: | Thursday 29 August 2024 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8K5 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | TUI Airways |
| Registration: | G-FDZY |
| MSN: | 37261/3844 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Geneva -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Sharm el Sheikh International Airport (SSH/HESH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
TUI Airways flight BY718, a Boeing 737-8K5, was en route at FL350 near Geneva when a cockpit windscreen layer began to develop cracks.
The flight crew elected to return to their departure airport, Manchester. A descent was made to FL100 and a safe landing was made at MAN, two hours and twenty minutes later.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/m7bebb/status/1829779272925429799
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-fdzy
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 January 2017 | G-FDZY | TUI Airways | 0 | Bournemouth Airport, Hurn, Bournemouth, Dorset (BOH/EGHH) |  |
sub |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2024 09:19 | ASN | Added |
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