Overview
- United flight UA1093 from Denver to Los Angeles diverted to Salt Lake City after an impact cracked one windshield layer and injured the first officer with minor cuts.
- The Boeing 737 MAX 8 landed safely with 134 passengers and six crew, and the multilayer cockpit window design prevented loss of cabin pressure.
- The NTSB is analyzing the damaged windshield in its laboratories and reviewing radar, meteorological, and flight data, with a preliminary report expected in the coming weeks.
- WindBorne says it shared a preliminary internal investigation with the NTSB and FAA and is accelerating real-time tracking and hardware updates to lessen impact forces.
- United ferried the aircraft to its 737 maintenance base in Rockford, Illinois, and early meteorite or space-debris theories were deemed unlikely given the limited structural damage.