Injured bird limps home
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Injured bird limps home
G-YMMK operating the BA38 11.25 PEK-LHR yesterday at around 12.30 BST and somewhere in the Baltic area suffered a broken windscreen on the P2 side which caused the service to be reduced in altitude and height. According to the IFE 341 mph and 15,000 ft. It seemed possible that the aircraft might have to be put down at Schipol but in the end limped back to home territory arriving approximately an hour and a half behind schedule. How do I know this? I was one of the SLF's on the affected flight. Disembarking from the aircraft at T4 we were treated to the unusual sight of the pilots looking out from their side window at the state of their windscreen. If you were the flight crew operating this service, thanks for getting us back safely and if you know what it was that caused the breakage it would be interesting to know.
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Apparently the heating element in the glass overheated causing the glass to bubble and then shatter, you could see 2 burn marks on the screen. This is what I was told by one of the cabin crew operating that flight, so don't shoot the messenger!!!
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Indeed.
Interesting news. Never flown at 15,000 ft for three hours at 341 mph before so cause news is appreciated. got some great pics of the crew taking photo's of their own aircraft on stand.
How can it be uploaded to this site?
Interesting news. Never flown at 15,000 ft for three hours at 341 mph before so cause news is appreciated. got some great pics of the crew taking photo's of their own aircraft on stand.
How can it be uploaded to this site?
