The gist A Boeing 737-800 that left Japan was forced to turn back this Saturday, January 13, after a crack was discovered in the cockpit. A new incident for the American aircraft manufacturer, which has been criticized since the discovery of “poorly fastened” elements on several of its aircraft.
Boeing is definitely sliding from crisis to crisis. This Saturday, January 13, a flight of the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways, which was on a domestic route, had to turn back after a crack was detected in the cockpit of a Boeing 737-800. The crack, according to Portal news agency, was found outside the windows around the cockpit.
A passenger plane has returned to its departure airport in Japan after a crack was detected in the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 in mid-air.
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The flight, which took off from Chitose Airport at 10:47 a.m. local time (2:47 a.m. in France), had to turn around to land back at the same location a little less than half an hour later. None of the 59 people on board were injured during the maneuver. “The tear had no impact on the control or pressurization of the flight,” an airline spokesman added.
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Boeing has experienced a series of disappointments since one of its aircraft – the Boeing 737 MAX 9, which is different from the one mentioned above – was shut down during an Alaska Airlines flight that was scheduled to connect Portland, Oregon, with Ontario, California rose. The incident caused only minor injuries and the aircraft was able to land safely at its original airport.
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The next day, the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered the immediate inspection of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft worldwide, which led to the cancellation of more than a thousand flights.