Created Monday, Feb 19th 2024 11:57Z, last updated Monday, Feb 19th 2024 11:57Z
A Smartlynx Airlines Malta Boeing 737-8 MAX on behalf of THY Turkish Airlines, registration 9H-CHA performing flight
TK-7750 from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (Turkey) to Stuttgart (Germany), was descending through about FL280 towards Stuttgart when the crew reported a crack had developed in one of their windshields. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Stuttgart's runway 25 about 25 minutes later.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Stuttgart for about 5.5 hours, then performed the return flight TK-4381 to Sabiha Gokcen Airport and is now still on the ground in Istanbul about 16 hours after landing in Istanbul.
