Windshield of Air India Dreamliner cracks - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: In another Dreamliner scare, the windshield of an Air India Boeing 787 cracked on a flight from Mumbai to Delhi on Saturday. This is the second time in just over a month that such an incident has been reported.
In the latest incident, the aircraft (VT-ANJ) also had a badly damaged landing gear door. The damage was discovered when the aircraft was being prepared for a flight to Frankfurt.
AI sources say the windshield cracked while landing in Delhi and there was no risk to the aircraft. "The landing gear door was damaged by a foreign object. We are investigating what caused the windshield to crack. We will contact Boeing regarding this," said a senior official. The DGCA has ordered a probe into Saturday's incident.
"Windshield cracks usually happen in planes which are four or five years old, if something hits it. The fact that windshields of new Dreamliners are developing cracks without being hit is worrying. There is water ingress in these windshields due to which the electrical system inside it short-circuits. AI and DGCA should take this up with Boeing," said a source.