Boeing 737, pilot cabin window breaks: the plane has to land in Japan

New accident for a Boeing 737. An All Nippon Airways domestic flight in Japan returned to its departure airport after a crack was reported in the aircraft… Already a subscriber? Login here!

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New accident for one Boeing 737. An All Nippon Airways domestic flight in Japan returned to the departure airport after a crack in the cockpit window was reported during the flight. There were no injuries. Ana Flight NH1182 flew from the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido to Toyama on Japan's main island of Honshu. The plane, a Boeing 737, landed at Sapporo New Chitose Airport at around 12:10 p.m. local time.

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“The tear had no impact on the control or pressurization of the flight,” the airline spokesman said. Aviation expert John Strickland said the cause of the separation was still unknown. “Things like this happen sometimes, something could have hit the window, for example a bird, a large hailstone, that's not unusual.”

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There were 59 passengers and six crew members on board the aircraft. Alternative flights have been organized for passengers. This is the second accident involving a Boeing 737 in two weeks. The ANA flight was not one of Boeing's 737 MAX 9 aircraft, but an older version that was “not old at all,” Strickland said.

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