Boeing 737 windscreen cracks
Jet's windscreen cracks 2005-12-03
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An Australian jet's windscreen has cracked mid-flight, causing a major scare when the cabin rapidly decompressed. Sydney - An Australian jet's windscreen has cracked mid-flight, causing a major scare when the cabin rapidly decompressed.
A Queensland state ambulance service spokesperson said nine people were treated in hospital for nosebleeds, nausea and earaches after the Virgin Blue Boeing 737 made an emergency landing at Brisbane airport on Friday morning.
He said the pilot was forced to rapidly descend from 10 400 to 3 000 metres when an outer windscreen cracked during a flight from Townsville to Brisbane.
The Australian transport safety bureau said it was investigating the incident.
News24/AFP