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06 Sept 2025

Japanese domestic flight returns to airport with crack in cockpit window

Japanese domestic flight returns to airport with crack in cockpit window

An All Nippon Airways domestic flight turned back to Japan’s northern airport of Sapporo after a crack was found in one of the cockpit windows, 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 cause of the crack 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 US Federal Aviation Administration.

A plug covering a spot left for an emergency door tore off an Alaska Airlines plane as it flew 16,000ft (4,800m) above Oregon on January 5, leaving a hole in the plane.

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