Qantas Blames Windscreen Heater for Jetstar Cockpit Fire

A cockpit windshield heater was the cause of a small fire on a Jetstar Airbus A330-200 that resulted in the crew declaring Mayday and making an emergency landing at Guam on June 11. Qantas, which owns Jetstar, states than an electrical connector of the heating element malfunctioned, producing sparks...

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