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Old 22nd Jan 2024, 22:16
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kiwi grey
 
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Originally Posted by sangiovese.
Airbus have cracked windscreens too. I’ve had them in both a 787 and a 330. Nothing to see here
Originally Posted by JapanHanuma
But weren't there two Boeing airplanes with cracked winddcreens in recent weeks. There was another one in Japan too.
And two more in the last two days, according to the AvHerald:I'm starting to wonder if there isn't a real and possibly fundamental problem with the B878 windscreen. Is there a design issue with the transparency itself, or a production issue? Is there a design issue with the window frame, or a production issue? Is there an installation process design issue?
I wonder how long before the NTSB or the FAA begins to investigate what seems to me to be an unaccountably high frequency of B787 windscreen failures
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