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http://avherald.com/h?article=50faa50b&opt=0
and
https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/655 ... ndows.html
plus
https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1488027
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/ins ... 79.article
https://www.airportia.com/news/titan-a2 ... er-damage/Investigators are probing an incident in which a Titan Airways Airbus A321LR was found to have missing windows after departing London Stansted.
The twinjet had taken off on a transatlantic service to Orlando, Florida, on 4 October.
But during the climb, at around 10,000ft, the crew noticed “excessive cabin noise” and turned back to Stansted, states French investigation authority BEA, citing preliminary information from UK counterparts.
“It was discovered that three windows were missing and loose,” it says.
BEA adds that an inspection of the twinjet also found damage to the left-hand horizontal stabiliser.
The inquiry has not specified how many windows were involved, or their location on the aircraft.
No-one on board the jet was injured.
Titan Airways took delivery of the aircraft (G-OATW) – powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines – in March 2021.
It had originally operated as a UK government transport, under the registration G-GBNI, with a Union Flag livery before being replaced in the role.
The British AAIB reported it was discovered three cabin windows were missing or loose,
there was also damage to the left hand stabilizer,
the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The occurrence was rated an accident and is being investigated by the AAIB.
The aircraft had been in a workshop in Southend
for maintenance, repair and overhaul between September 23rd 2023 and October 2nd 2023,
performed a positioning flight on Oct 2nd 2023 to Stansted and was on its first revenue flight.
The aircraft, tailnumber then G-GBNI,
had been used for VIP flights on behalf of the British government until Sep 23rd 2023
and had been returned to Titan.