Japan flight returns to airport with cockpit window crack; no injuries

All Nippon Airways (ANA) airplanes are seen at Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 31, 2022. An All Nippon Airways domestic flight turned back to Japan’s northern airport of Sapporo on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, after a crack was found on the cockpit window, according to the airline and media reports. (Kyodo News via AP)

TOKYO — An All Nippon Airways domestic flight turned back to Japan’s northern airport of Sapporo after a crack was found on the cockpit window, according to the airline and media reports.

ANA Flight 1182 was en route to Toyama airport in central Japan on Saturday but had to return to the New Chitose airport for repairs, the airline said. There were no reports of injuries among the 65 people on board.

The crack was found on one of the cockpit windows and the cause is under investigation, according to local media reports.

The plane involved is a Boeing 737-800 — a different model from the Boeing 737 Max 9 jet that is under investigation by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

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