Created Saturday, Jun 25th 2022 21:26Z, last updated Wednesday, Jun 29th 2022 19:24Z
A Latam Brasil Boeing 777-300, registration PT-MUD performing flight
JJ-4784 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP to Manaus,AM (Brazil) with 274 passengers and 10 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 200nm west of Brasilia,DF (Brazil) when the right hand windshield cracked. The crew descended the aircraft to FL280 initially and decided to divert to Brasilia, the aircraft subsequently descended to FL110. The aircraft landed safely on Brasilia's runway 11L about one hour after leaving FL360.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Brasilia about 25 hours after landing.
On Jun 29th 2022 Brazil's CENIPA reported the right hand windshield heating system failed causing the cracked windshield.
The cracked windshield:
