Ever heard of this? B757 damaged by ice at FL340

[Bryan D]

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** Report created 8/22/2005 Record 40 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: DAL275 Make/Model: B757 Description: B-757
Date: 08/20/2005 Time: 1502

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: LITTLE ROCK State: AR Country: US

DESCRIPTION
DELTA AIRLINES, DAL275, A BOEING B757, STRUCK FROZEN RESIDUE WHILE AT FL340, DAMAGING THE WINDSHIELD, NO REPORTED INJURIES,
LITTLE ROCK, AR

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Cruise Operation: Air Carrier

Departed: Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: LITTLE ROCK, AR (SW11) Entry date: 08/22/2005
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Frozen residue. Is that hail or is it ice coming off of the nose? It must have been large to break a windshield.

 

[GravityHater]

"Ever heard of this? B757 damaged by ice at FL340"

Yeah. In fact, I heard about it right here.

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=60504