Incident

DR6558 - Incident: Ruili B738 near Chongqing on Jul 6th 2020

Created Monday, Jul 6th 2020 15:59Z, last updated Monday, Jul 6th 2020 15:59Z

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
File photo: Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.

A Ruili Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-7866 performing flight DR-6558 from Xianyang to Kunming (China), was climbing through 9500 meters out of Xianyang when the crew initiated an emergency descent reporting a heating failure of the left hand windshield followed by a flashover. The aircraft diverted to Chongqing (China), entered a hold to burn off fuel and landed safely in Chongqing about 45 minutes after stopping the climb (at about 15:33Z).

Source: The Aviation Herald

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