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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Authorities are currently probing an incident involving a cracked windshield during a United Airlines flight from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport that occurred on October 16, as confirmed by officials to KTLA on Sunday.
“On Thursday, United flight 1093 made a safe landing in Salt Lake City to address the damage to its multilayered windshield,” stated a United Airlines spokesperson. “We organized for an alternative aircraft to transport passengers to Los Angeles later that same day, and our maintenance team is actively working to get the original aircraft back in service.”
At the time of the incident, the Boeing 737 Max 8 was carrying approximately 134 passengers and 6 crew members.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed its involvement in the investigation on Sunday, noting on X that the “cracked windscreen on a Boeing 737-8” has been dispatched to NTSB laboratories for further analysis.
The NTSB also mentioned that United flight 1093, originally en route from Denver to Los Angeles, safely diverted to Salt Lake City. They are in the process of collecting radar data, weather information, and flight recorder data.
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While officials did not share or respond to KTLA’s questions about whether anyone was injured when the windscreen cracked, photos shared with KTLA showed what appeared to be a pilot with bloodied cuts or marks on his forearm in the cockpit of the damaged aircraft. Photos of the exterior of the plane show a fully shattered windshield, with apparent contact damage to the top right corner.
Online users who provided the photos said they received the footage directly from people at the scene, but KTLA is still working to independently confirm this information.
United noted that aircraft windshields are designed to function safely in case any layer sustains damage.
No further details were immediately provided.
Earlier this month, a Delta Air Lines jet suffered a shattered cockpit window and a deeply gouged nose after a collision with another Delta Air Lines jet at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
