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Flight attendant report regarding a flight on a B767-200 which departed zurich for ord. The flight crew reported a cracked windshield and they circled for 5 hours then diverted to lhr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430012 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : egll.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : egtt.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 14.5 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 430012 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Captain informed us (flight attendants) that the windshield had cracked. We circled for approximately 5 hours (to burn fuel) and then landed in london without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A FLT ON A B767-200 WHICH DEPARTED ZURICH FOR ORD. THE FLC RPTED A CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND THEY CIRCLED FOR 5 HRS THEN DIVERTED TO LHR.
Narrative: CAPT INFORMED US (FLT ATTENDANTS) THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED. WE CIRCLED FOR APPROX 5 HRS (TO BURN FUEL) AND THEN LANDED IN LONDON WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.