What happened
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The flight left freeport Bahamas and was 35 minutes into the flight in route to richmond VA at FL410. The co-captain noticed a small white flash that occurred at the bottom of the side window, left hand corner (airplanes right side). At that point both crew members agreed that didn?t look right. At 5:20PM a large bang occurred and the window shattered, but stayed in tact. An emergency descent was initiated and the crew determined that Wilmington NC was the closet and safest airport to land at. The crew did the ILS approach for runway 24 and landed safety. No emergency assistance was needed.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT LEFT FREEPORT BAHAMAS AND WAS 35 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT IN ROUTE TO RICHMOND VA AT FL410. THE CO-CAPTAIN NOTICED A SMALL WHITE FLASH THAT OCCURRED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDE WINDOW, LEFT HAND CORNER (AIRPLANES RIGHT SIDE). AT THAT POINT BOTH CREW MEMBERS AGREED THAT DIDN?T LOOK RIGHT. AT 5:20PM A LARGE BANG OCCURRED AND THE WINDOW SHATTERED, BUT STAYED IN TACT. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS INITIATED AND THE CREW DETERMINED THAT WILMINGTON NC WAS THE CLOSET AND SAFEST AIRPORT TO LAND AT. THE CREW DID THE ILS APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 24 AND LANDED SAFETY. NO EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED.
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