2024-01-14 01:14:48
Another plane from the Boeing firm, this time model 737-800, involved in an incident in mid-flight during the last hours. It happened this Saturday in Japan, where the aircraft It had to return to its starting point following a crack was detected in one of its windows.
Flight 112 of the Japanese airline ANA was carrying 59 passengers and six crew members, and was destined for Toyama. However, half an hour following taking off, He had to return to the Sapporo-New Chitose airport.
Despite the seriousness of the eventNo injuries were reported among passengers or crew. and the airline has already moved forward with the replacement of the damaged window, according to what an ANA spokesperson told specialized media.
The incident occurred around 11:20 local time, at which time lThe flight crew noticed the crack in one of the cabin windows. Immediately, it was decided to return to the departure airport for security reasons.
This Saturday’s It is the second serious incident which takes place with a Boeing plane in just one week, following the one recorded last weekend with an Alaska Airlines 737-9 MAX, which suffered the detachment of one of its emergency doors and He had to make an emergency landing at the Portland airport, in the United States.
This event caused the US authorities to decide to mobilize a large part of the fleet of their Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft “until they are safe.”
The model affected in Japan is the same one that Aerolíneas Argentinas removed
The plane that was involved in the incident in Japan, different from the one damaged in Oregon, coincides with the model that was withdrawn from service by Aerolíneas Argentinas and whose last connection It joined Neuquén with Aeroparque, in Buenos Aires.
Aerolíneas Argentinas retires its second Boeing 737-800 today.
The Boeing 737-86J, registration LV-FQB, had been incorporated by the company in December 2013.
Its last regular flight was last October 8 (AR 1669 from Neuquén to Aeroparque).
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Although the reasons for the decision were not officially reported, the aircraft was removed from the state firm’s fleet and is expected to be transported to Punta Cana on a ferry flight, now without its traditional light blue and white colors.
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