A spokesman for the Japanese company All Nippon Airlines said that a domestic flight turned back to the departure airport on Saturday after a crack was discovered in the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 while it was flying in the air.
The spokesman added that Flight No. 1182 was on its way to Toyama Airport, but returned to New Chitose Airport in Sapporo after discovering a crack in the outer layer of the 4-layer windows surrounding the cockpit.
He confirmed that no injuries were reported among the 59 passengers and 6 crew members.
“The crack was not something that affected the flight control or air pressure,” the spokesman said.
This plane is not one of the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, which is the model that came into the spotlight after an explosion in the cockpit of a new Alaska Airlines plane while it was flying in the air last week.
Yesterday, Friday, the US Federal Aviation Administration extended the decision to ground Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft indefinitely to conduct new safety checks, and announced that it would tighten oversight of Boeing itself.
American aircraft manufacturer Boeing is facing a series of setbacks, amid expectations of a possible slowdown in the pace of manufacturing, which affects delivery goals.
Boeing shares fell 2.2% in yesterday’s session, Friday, to close at $217.7, compared to $222.66 in Thursday’s session.
The stock lost 12.8% since the incident occurred – the Friday before last – until yesterday’s close, causing Boeing to lose about $19.4 billion in market capitalization, according to Al Jazeera Net’s calculations.
