Avianca A320 near Miami on Aug 1st 2016, turbulence cracks cabin window
Last Update: August 3, 2016 / 20:11:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 1, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-39
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Cali, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N745AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Passengers reported the aircraft appeared to drop/fall substantially for several seconds about 20 minutes into the flight then stabilized again, about 5 minutes the aircraft again appeared to drop and stabilized again. The captain subsequently announced they had encountered turbulence and they were returning to Miami due to a cracked cabin window.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 1, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-39
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Cali, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N745AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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