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Date
July 6, 2022 · 02:30 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis Saint Paul
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
ARNF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
C-GEKZ
Reported as
Boeing B737-8
People aboard
185
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During climb to cruise altitude, around 38,000', the crew heard a loud crack. They determined that the #3 window on the fo side had a crack in it. They descended down to 9,000', declared a pan pan, diverted to msp. Crew reported that the cabin pressure was maintained the entire time. The masks did not deploy. No adverse pax reaction.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE ALTITUDE, AROUND 38,000', THE CREW HEARD A LOUD CRACK. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE #3 WINDOW ON THE FO SIDE HAD A CRACK IN IT. THEY DESCENDED DOWN TO 9,000', DECLARED A PAN PAN, DIVERTED TO MSP. CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED THE ENTIRE TIME. THE MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ADVERSE PAX REACTION.