Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 windshield separation, rapid decompression and emergency descent

The right hand front windshield of this Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 (B-6419) got separated with a sudden decompression as a result. The pilots immediately squawked emergency code 7700 and started an emergency descent. Flight 3U8633 from Chongqing to Lhasa, Tibet experienced windshield separation at 33,200 ft. causing sudden decompression, autopilot and avionics failure. Parts of … Continue reading Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 windshield separation, rapid decompression and emergency descent