{"id":19512,"date":"2022-04-05T18:45:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T13:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=19512"},"modified":"2022-04-05T19:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T13:30:46","slug":"delta-boeing-757-lands-safely-after-mid-flight-windshield-crack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/05\/delta-boeing-757-lands-safely-after-mid-flight-windshield-crack\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Boeing 757 lands safely after cockpit window shatters mid-flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">A cockpit windshield is built with several layers of thick glass and plastic in between for heating, anti-ice, and anti-fog systems and is designed to withstand excessive pressure and is alike bullet-proof glass.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-delta-flight-landed-safely\">Delta Flight landed safely <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>During a flight from Salt Lake City to Washington DC on March 31, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Delta Air Lines<\/a> windshield shattered mid-air, forcing an emergency landing in Denver. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Delta Flight 760 landed safely at Denver International Airport at almost 11 a.m. local time. The cause of the windshield crack is unknown, but the FAA tells it will investigate.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Delta-airlines.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Delta-airlines.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Delta-airlines-600x316.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Delta-airlines-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Delta-airlines-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Delta-airlines-750x396.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong> Delta Air Lines Boeing | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In a tweet, Kirk Knowlton published a photo of the cracked windshield, showing a heavily fractured part, and stating that the crack occurred &#8220;spontaneously,&#8221; with the crew safely landing the aircraft shortly after.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 involved in this incident took off from Salt Lake City at 10:08 local time with 198 passengers on board. The flight was supposed to land at Washington Dulles near 15:50 local time, however, the flight was diverted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flydenver.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Denver International Airport<\/a> after the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/02\/emirates-a380-breaks-speed-record-accidentally-goes-supersonic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Emirates A380 breaks speed record, accidentally goes supersonic<\/a>  <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/27\/more-international-airlines-add-flights-to-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">More international airlines add flights to India<\/a>  <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/05\/sukhoi-su-35-shot-down-in-ukraines-izium-as-russian-bombing-intensifies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Sukhoi -Su 35 shot down in Ukraine\u2019s Izium as Russian bombing intensifies<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Many passengers took images of the shattered cockpit window after landing in Denver. These photos went viral on Twitter. After a several-hour delay, passengers were able to board another flight in Denver to journey to Washington, which landed at 21:41 local time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We were on our way to the ACC meeting when it was announced that we we would need to make an unplanned landing in Denver because the windscreen cracked. Apparently it was spontaneous. Fortunately, we landed safely and are about to get back in air. We are grateful for safe flights <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lK6kq5UiY2\">pic.twitter.com\/lK6kq5UiY2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kirk Knowlton, MD (@KirkKnowlton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirkKnowlton\/status\/1509618535005310981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-british-airways-jet-smashed-into-the-plane-at-35-000-feet\">British Airways jet smashed into the plane at 35,000 feet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The cause of this window cracking is unknown, but such events are common and crews have been trained to manage such situations. An incident similar to this occurred on 28 December 2021 with the British Airways Boeing 777 which was traveling from Gatwick to Costa Rica. A lump of ice from a jet 1,000 feet above the British Airways jet smashed into the plane at 35,000 feet which left its windscreen cracked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A cockpit windshield consists of several panes of thick glass with a layer of plastic in between for heating, anti-ice, and anti-fog systems and is built to withstand extreme The cause of this window cracking is unknown, but such events are common and crews have been trained to manage such situations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-delta-air-lines-boeing-757-200-diverted-to\">Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 diverted to  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An incident similar to this occurred on 28 December 2021 with the British Airways Boeing 777 which was traveling from Gatwick to Costa Rica. A lump of ice from a jet 1,000 feet above the British Airways jet smashed into the plane at 35,000 feet which left its windscreen cracked. e force and is similar to bulletproof glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/a321neo-delta-air-lines-in-flight-rendering.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/a321neo-delta-air-lines-in-flight-rendering.jpg 608w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/a321neo-delta-air-lines-in-flight-rendering-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/a321neo-delta-air-lines-in-flight-rendering-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><figcaption><strong> Delta Air Lines |Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Earlier this week, another Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 diverted to Denver International Airport after the cabin experienced a sudden loss of pressure, with six passengers demanding medical treatment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: ZEE News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cockpit windshield is built with several layers of thick glass and plastic in between for heating, anti-ice, and anti-fog systems and is designed to withstand excessive pressure and is alike bullet-proof glass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6761,416],"tags":[392,79,393,248,1684,238,426],"class_list":{"0":"post-19512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-quick-updates","9":"tag-airlines-news","10":"tag-aviation","11":"tag-aviation-news","12":"tag-boeing","13":"tag-delta","14":"tag-delta-airlines","15":"tag-flights"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19512"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19514,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19512\/revisions\/19514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}