Pilots operating Air New Zealand's NZ8232 Wellington to Rotorua flight noticed a crack in the windscreen while enroute to Rotorua this evening
Pilots operating Air New Zealand's NZ8232 Wellington to Rotorua flight noticed a crack in the windscreen while enroute to Rotorua this evening
5 July 2018
The pilots followed standard operating procedure and reduced altitude as a precaution.
The airline says an aircraft windscreen is made up of layers of separate panes of glass which minimises the impact a crack in one layer poses to the integrity of the windscreen.
The aircraft landed in Rotorua without incident.
Air New Zealand says it was not an emergency landing, and the pilots called a standby as a precautionary measure.
Engineers will replace the aircraft's windscreen tomorrow.
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