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Federal officers are investigating a United Airways flight that was pressured to divert to Salt Lake Metropolis final week after the aircraft’s windshield was broken.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB) introduced in an X publish on Sunday that it’s investigating a cracked windscreen on United’s Boeing 737 Max 8, which was on its manner from Denver to Los Angeles.
United stated in a press release that one layer of its multilayered windshield on Flight 1093 was broken. The crew had found the difficulty through the flight on Thursday, prompting the diversion.
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The NTSB stated it’s gathering radar, climate, flight recorder knowledge because it appears to be like into the incident additional. The broken windscreen can also be being despatched to NTSB laboratories for examination, the company stated on X.
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United Airways advised FOX Enterprise that the plane was carrying 134 passengers and 6 crew members when it diverted and safely landed in Salt Lake Metropolis. The identical day, United organized one other plane to take clients to Los Angeles.
A United Airways Boeing 737 Max 8 sits on the ramp at an airport. (United Airways / Fox Information)
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The upkeep staff remains to be working to return the plane to service.
United Airways
Plane windshields are designed to operate safely in case any layer sustains injury.
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