The inner layer of the aircraft bonnet cracked air, forcing the Boeing 787- 9 to turn back, which was a terrifying event on a Virgin Atlantic journey from Heathrow Airport in London to San Francisco.
The injury occurred three days into the aircraft, while the helicopter was at an altitude of 40, 000 foot between Greenland and Iceland, with an outside temperature of -58 levels. Due to the high level, a animal strike is still a possibility because the cause of the crack is unknown.
” The outside layer that partially cracked is a non- fundamental, wear- proof layer”, a Virgin spokesperson said, emphasising that the windscreen is composed of many layers. Despite the claims, passengers were rightly worried about potential cabin decompression.
Travelers arriving in San Francisco the following morning received an apology from the flight and accommodations.
This affair adds to Boeing’s new problems that have been addressed. Two Southwest Airlines flights went down considerable altitudes in separate incidents, one of which landed in Oklahoma City and flew less than 500 legs over a private place, and the other, which flew just 400 feet above the Pacific Ocean on its way to Hawaii.
Additionally, a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Oregon lost an external panel from a Boeing 737- 800 in March. Concerns have been raised about the reliability and safety of Boeing aircraft as a result of these incidents.
