Alaska Airlines flight windshield cracks while landing

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A flight from Arlington, Virginia, landed safely at an Oregon airport Sunday night after its inner windshield cracked.

Alaska Airlines said in a statement that the crack happened as the Boeing 737 aircraft was landing.

“The crew followed their checklists,” and the plane continued to its destination safely, the airline said.

“Alaska Airlines’ 737 fleet are outfitted with five-layer windscreens that have an outer pane, three inner layers and an inner pane. If an inner pane cracks, the other pane and layers can maintain cabin pressure,” the statement said.

According to the company, the aircraft will be inspected and repaired by engineers on the ground.

The crack comes days after an external panel fell off a Boeing 737, which landed safely at a Medford, Oregon, airport, KGO reported.

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