JAC AT42 near Kagoshima on Mar 2nd 2026, de-icing failure

Last Update: March 2, 2026 / 17:09:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 2, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
JAC Japan Air Commuter

Flight number
JL-3785

Departure
Kagoshima, Japan

Destination
Kikai, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA05JC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42

ICAO Type Designator
AT42

A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600 on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA05JC performing flight JL-3785 from Kagoshima to Kikai (Japan) with 47 people on board, was enroute at FL180 about 110nm south of Kagoshima when the crew decided to return to Kagoshima after receiving indications that the de-icing systems of the aircraft malfunctioned. The aircraft landed safely back in Kagoshima about 65 minutes after departure.

The rotation was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Kagoshima about 13 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 2, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
JAC Japan Air Commuter

Flight number
JL-3785

Departure
Kagoshima, Japan

Destination
Kikai, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA05JC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42

ICAO Type Designator
AT42

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