A boeing All Nippon Airways 737-800 returned to the airport in Japan after a crack was found on the cockpit window, reports Aljazeera.
Flight 1182 was headed to Toyama airport in Japan but headed back to the Sapporo-New Chitose airport after the crack was found on the outermost of four layers of windows surrounding the cockpit, the airline said.
'The crack was not something that affected the flight's control or pressurisation,' ANA said.
This is the second incident involving a Boeing aircraft in a week. The ANA plane, also a 737 model aircraft, is however not one of Boeing's 737 MAX 9 planes which have been in the spotlight since an Alaska Airlines flight suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage.
While the Alaska flight also landed safely with all 174 passengers and six crew members, flight data showed the plane climbed to 16,000 feet before returning to Portland International Airport.
Alaska Airlines has said it was grounding its fleet of 737-9 aircraft.
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Flight 1182 was headed to Toyama airport in Japan but headed back to the Sapporo-New Chitose airport after the crack was found on the outermost of four layers of windows surrounding the cockpit, the airline said.
'The crack was not something that affected the flight's control or pressurisation,' ANA said.
This is the second incident involving a Boeing aircraft in a week. The ANA plane, also a 737 model aircraft, is however not one of Boeing's 737 MAX 9 planes which have been in the spotlight since an Alaska Airlines flight suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage.
While the Alaska flight also landed safely with all 174 passengers and six crew members, flight data showed the plane climbed to 16,000 feet before returning to Portland International Airport.
Alaska Airlines has said it was grounding its fleet of 737-9 aircraft.
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