JAL B738 near Tokyo on Jan 20th 2021, cracked windshield
Last Update: January 21, 2021 / 21:05:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Jan 20, 2021                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Cracked windshield                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            JAL Japan Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            JL-141                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Tokyo Haneda, Japan                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Aomori, Japan                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            JA345J                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            737-800                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B738                            
                        
                    
                    
                
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration JA330J reached Aomori with a delay of 4 hours.
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Jan 20, 2021                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Cracked windshield                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            JAL Japan Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            JL-141                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Tokyo Haneda, Japan                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Aomori, Japan                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            JA345J                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            737-800                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B738                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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