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A Japanese domestic flight was forced to turn around and land on Saturday after a crack was detected in the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 in mid-air, an airline spokesman said.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 1182 took off from Sapporp-New Chitose Airport bound for Toyama Airport, about 700 miles south, but reversed course after the crack was discovered in the outermost of four layers of windows around the cockpit, it said Speaker said.
According to the ANA spokesman, no injuries were reported among the 59 passengers and six crew members.
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“The tear had no impact on the control or pressure of the flight,” the spokesman said.
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An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 passenger aircraft takes off from Haneda Airport in Tokyo on January 29, 2021. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The aircraft was a different model than Boeing's 737 MAX 9 aircraft, which have made headlines in recent weeks. On January 5, a door plug on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 exploded in mid-air, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
The cabin of the 737 MAX 9 depressurized at an altitude of about 16,000 feet when the door plug popped out, causing a teenager's shirt to be ripped off. However, no serious injuries were reported.
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All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on final approach with landing gear down, flying and ready to land at London Heathrow LHR EGLL International Airport in England, UK. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded all 737 MAX 9 aircraft pending a safety inspection following the incident. The FAA extended its order Friday until “comprehensive inspections and maintenance have been performed” and all data has been reviewed.
“We are working to ensure this doesn’t happen again,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said Friday. “Our only concern is the safety of American travelers, and the Boeing 737-9 MAX will not return to the skies until we are fully satisfied that it is safe.”
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A ground crew member is seen on the tarmac next to a Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) passenger plane at Tokyo International Airport in Haneda on February 2, 2023. (RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, told Fox News' Neil Cavuto on Monday that the incident could have been catastrophic if it had occurred at a higher altitude.
“If we think about a cruising altitude of about 30,000 or 35,000 feet, what happens?” Homedy said. “Flight attendants take care of the service for the passengers. The passengers are up and moving. People aren't wearing seatbelts. People are in the toilets. That would have been a completely different scenario.”
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Six passengers have filed a lawsuit against Boeing since the Alaska Airlines incident, claiming they suffered injuries and emotional trauma.
In the lawsuit filed in Washington state, the passengers claimed that the oxygen masks that fell from the ceiling did not work and that the rapid change in pressure caused their ears to bleed. Some claimed the incident also caused bruising.
FOX Business's Daniella Genovese, Brie Stimson and Portal contributed to this report.