ROME. An All Nippon Airways domestic flight in Japan returned to its departure airport after a crack in the cockpit window was reported during the flight. There were no injuries. Ana Flight NH1182 was flying from Sapporo city in Hokkaido to Toyama on Japan’s main island of Honshu. The plane, a Boeing 737, landed at Sapporo New Chitose airport around 12.10 local time. “The crack did not affect the control or pressurization of the flight,” the airline spokesperson said.
Aviation expert John Strickland said the cause of the breakup was still unknown. “These things happen sometimes, something could have hit the window, for example a bird, a large hailstone, it’s not unheard of.” There were 59 passengers and six crew members on board the aircraft. Alternative flights have been organized for passengers. This is the second accident involving a Boeing 737 aircraft in 2 weeks. The ANA flight was not one of Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 planes, but an older version that was “not old at all,” Strickland said.