# Incident 20220706007769I: Boeing B737-8, Minneapolis, MN, July 6, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2022, 02:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis Saint Paul
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: ARNF
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: C-GEKZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B737-8
- People aboard: 185
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220706007769I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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