Hokkaido AT42 at Sapporo on Dec 11th 2025, engine shut down in flight, temporary loss of thrust on the other

Last Update: December 13, 2025 / 09:08:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 11, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Hokkaido Air Systems

Flight number
JL-2823

Departure
Sapporo Okadama, Japan

Destination
Akita, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA14HC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42

ICAO Type Designator
AT42

A Hokkaido Air Systems Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600 on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA14HC performing flight JL-2823 from Sapporo Okadama to Akita (Japan) with 26 people on board, was climbing out of Okadama Airport'S runway 32 when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet and entered a hold due to a problem with the right hand engine (PW127M) prompting the crew to shut the engine down. The aircraft subsequently climbed to 8000 feet and diverted to Hakodate (Japan) for a safe landing on runway 12 about one hour after departure.

The airline reported the aircraft experienced problems with the right hand engine possibly due to heavy icing. The occurrence is under investigation.

Japan's Ministry of Transport reported, the JTSB have dispatched two investigators on site, the occurrence was rated a serious incident. The aircraft suffered the failure of the right hand engine in cloud shortly after departure resulting in an emergency landing in Hakodate. Subsequent investigation revealed the left hand engine had temporarily lost thrust as well causing the occurrence to be rated a serious incident.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Hakodate about 53 hours after landing.

Metars Sapporo:
RJCO 110500Z 33016KT 1000 R32///// -SHSN FEW005 SCT008 BKN010 M02/M03 Q1009=
RJCO 110400Z 33017KT 0600 R32///// SHSN SCT005 BKN008 BKN010 M01/M01 Q1010=
RJCO 110300Z 33015KT 0800 R32///// SHSN FEW005 BKN010 BKN015 M01/M01 Q1010=
RJCO 110200Z 33014KT 1000 R32///// -SHSN SCT004 BKN010 BKN015 M00/M00 Q1011=
RJCO 110100Z 30011KT 1000 R32///// -SHSN SCT003 BKN010 BKN015 01/01 Q1011=
RJCO 110000Z 32004KT 1000 R32///// -SHSN FEW006 BKN010 BKN015 M01/M01 Q1012=
RJCO 102300Z VRB01KT 1000 R32///// -SHSN FEW006 BKN010 BKN015 M02/M02 Q1013

Metars Hakodate:
RJCH 110600Z 31005KT 280V010 3200 -SHSN FEW003 BKN008 BKN015 01/M00 Q1005=
RJCH 110542Z 36005KT 290V090 2400 -SHSN FEW003 BKN008 BKN015 00/M00 Q1005 RMK 1ST003 5ST008 6ST015 A2969=
RJCH 110500Z 31008KT 1400 R12/P2000N -SHSN FEW003 BKN008 BKN015 01/M00 Q1005=
RJCH 110442Z 32009KT 4900 -SHRA BR FEW006 SCT015 BKN020 02/M00 Q1004 RMK 1ST006 3ST015 5CU020 A2966=
RJCH 110400Z 32008KT 9999 -SHRA FEW008 SCT018 BKN025 02/01 Q1004=
RJCH 110317Z 31009KT 5000 -SHRA BR FEW006 SCT015 BKN020 03/03 Q1005 RMK 1ST006 3ST015 5CU020 A2969=
RJCH 110300Z 31007KT 4500 -SHRA BR FEW005 SCT012 BKN018 04/03 Q1005=
RJCH 110242Z 31006KT 4900 -SHRA BR FEW003 SCT010 BKN018 05/04 Q1005 RMK 1ST003 4ST010 5ST018 A2970=
RJCH 110219Z 26012KT 200V280 8000 -SHRA FEW003 SCT010 BKN018 07/05 Q1006 RMK 1ST003 4ST010 5ST018 A2971=
RJCH 110200Z 20013KT 8000 -SHRA FEW003 SCT008 BKN018 06/05 Q1006=
RJCH 110100Z 21007KT 9999 -SHRA FEW006 SCT010 BKN018 06/05 Q1008=
RJCH 110000Z VRB02KT 8000 -SHRA FEW006 SCT012 BKN020 05/03 Q1010=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 11, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Hokkaido Air Systems

Flight number
JL-2823

Departure
Sapporo Okadama, Japan

Destination
Akita, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA14HC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42

ICAO Type Designator
AT42

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