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Bolt Comes Loose and Smashes Into Airline Passenger's Window

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Of all the things you don't want to happen to you while you're flying, having a large chunk of metal crack your window is probably up near the top of the list. That's exactly what happened to a passenger of Air Canada yesterday on his flight to Vancouver. The guy posted on Reddit that he heard a loud pop about halfway through his flight, and then looked over at his window to see that a bolt had flown off the prop and broke through the outer pane. Here is the proof:

bolt in airplane window, bolt smashed into air canada window
bolt in airplane window, bolt smashed into air canada window
Reportedly, the passenger had to stay behind after the plane landed to talk to the pilot, who told him he had never seen anything like this happen before. They came to the conclusion that the bolt was one of 12 that are on the prop spinner, and once it came loose it must have been struck by the prop and launched into the window.

Thankfully, the safety outer pane of the window did its job, and none of the passengers or crew were ever in danger. However, during the busy holiday travel season, this is not the type of news we really want to hear.

 

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