JAC AT72 at Kagoshima on Jan 16th 2026, propeller problem

Last Update: January 16, 2026 / 17:25:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 16, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
JAC Japan Air Commuter

Flight number
JL-3801

Departure
Kagoshima, Japan

Destination
Wadomari, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA08JC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA08JC performing flight JL-3801 from Kagoshima to Wadomari (Japan) with 35 people on board, was climbing out of Kagoshima's runway 34 when the crew received indication of a malfunction of the right hand propeller speed (engine PW127M), stopped the climb at 6000 feet and returned to Kagoshima for a safe landing on runway 34 about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement ATR-72-212A registration JA06JC reached Wadomari with a delay of about 3 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 16, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
JAC Japan Air Commuter

Flight number
JL-3801

Departure
Kagoshima, Japan

Destination
Wadomari, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA08JC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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