Boeing 787-9 (HS-TWA): Returned to Shanghai after a cockpit window crack; fuel dumped, landed safely, no injuries.
Known facts
- Flight TG663 Shanghai Pudong → Bangkok, Boeing 787-9 HS-TWA.
- Crew reported a crack in the left cockpit windscreen shortly after departure.
- Crew dumped fuel and returned to Pudong; the aircraft landed safely.
- No injuries reported. Thai Airways arranged hotels and transfers; a replacement aircraft operated the next day.
Unknown / not claimed
- Cause of the windscreen crack (under investigation).
- Which pane layer cracked.
Sources
- Bangkok Post — Thai jet returns to Shanghai after cockpit window cracks — Tier B — national press, carries operator statement
- The Aviation Herald — Tier B — aviation trade
- Aviation Safety Network Wikibase (4 Nov, B789 near Shanghai) — Tier C — supporting
Confidence label
Labeled Confirmed per the TurbineWire methodology. Steve moves labels as sourcing improves; corrections get a timestamp, not a shrug. Material changes append under Updates rather than silently rewriting the original card.
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