Created Sunday, Aug 20th 2023 17:21Z, last updated Sunday, Aug 20th 2023 17:21Z
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8567Z performing flight
WN-3017 from Pittsburgh,PA to Sarasota,FL (USA), was enroute at FL400 about 190nm eastnortheast of Atlanta,GA (USA) when the captain's windshield began to develop cracks. The crew decided to divert to Atlanta where the aircraft landed safely on runway 09R about 40 minutes later.
A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration N8867Q reached Sarasota with a delay of about 2 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Atlanta about 18 hours after landing.
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