ANA Domestic Flight Turns Back After Cockpit Window Crack
In a recent incident, an All Nippon Airways (ANA) domestic flight had to reverse its course and land back at the departure airport after a crack was discovered on the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
ANA Flight 1182, en route to Toyama airport, took off from Sapporo-New Chitose airport but had to turn back after the crack was found on the outermost layer of the cockpit window. The crack, although concerning, did not affect the flight's control or pressurization, according to an ANA spokesperson. The safety of the 59 passengers and six crew members was not compromised, and there were no reported injuries.
It is important to note that the aircraft involved in this incident was not one of Boeing's 737 MAX 9 airplanes, which have recently faced scrutiny due to safety issues...