Plane returns to PHL for cracked windshield

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Friday, May 23, 2014
VIDEO: Plane returns to PHL for cracked windshield
A plane landed at Philadelphia International Airport with a cracked windshield.

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A plane landed at Philadelphia International Airport with a cracked windshield on Thursday afternoon.

The pilots of US Airways Flight 768 from Orlando to Philadelphia reported a cracked windshield on approach to landing around 5 p.m.

The captain declared an emergency as a precaution.

The plane landed without incident and no injuries were reported.

There were 150 passengers on board and five crew members on the Airbus A320.

Inspectors are checking to see if hail during Thursday afternoon's storms contributed to the damage.

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