An All Nippon Airways domestic flight in Japan was forced to return to its 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 (not the 737 MAX 9 model like the Alaska Airlines model whose door came off), landed at New Chitose Airport in Sapporo at around 12:10 p.m. local time.
“The tear had no impact on the control or pressurization of the flight,” the airline spokesman said. Aviation expert John Strickland reported that the cause of the break was still unknown: “Things like this happen sometimes, something could have hit the window, for example a bird, a large hailstone, that's not uncommon.” Those on board the plane There were 59 passengers and six crew members. 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 earlier version that was nonetheless “not old at all,” according to Strickland's analysis of today's accident.
