"The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Sunday that it is investigating an airliner that was struck by an object in its windscreen, mid-flight, over Utah. "NTSB gathering radar, weather, flight recorder data," the federal agency said on the social media site X. "Windscreen being sent to NTSB laboratories for examination." The strike occurred Thursday, during a United Airlines flight from Denver to Los Angeles."
"Images shared on social media showed that one of the two large windows at the front of a 737 MAX aircraft was significantly cracked. Related images also reveal a pilot's arm that has been cut multiple times by what appear to be small shards of glass. Object's origin not confirmed The captain of the flight, reportedly, described the object that hit the plane as 'space debris.' However, this has not been confirmed."
The NTSB is investigating a mid-flight impact to a United Airlines 737 MAX windscreen over Utah during cruise. Investigators are collecting radar, weather and flight-recorder data, and the damaged windscreen is being sent to NTSB laboratories for examination. The strike occurred on a Denver-to-Los Angeles flight at roughly 30,000–36,000 feet; images show a large cockpit window significantly cracked with damage to the metal frame while the laminated multi-layer pane prevented full shattering. A pilot's arm was cut multiple times by apparent small glass shards; the captain described the object as 'space debris,' but the origin remains unconfirmed and the aircraft diverted safely to Salt Lake City.
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