JAC AT72 at Kagoshima on Apr 13th 2026, cockpit side window malfunction

Last Update: April 14, 2026 / 18:09:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 13, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
JAC Japan Air Commuter

Flight number
JC-3745

Departure
Kagoshima, Japan

Destination
Yakushima, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA02JC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration JA02JC performing flight JC-3745 from Kagoshima to Yakushima (Japan) with 46 people on board, was climbing out of Kagoshima's runway 34 when the crew stopped the climb at about 5000 feet due to an unusual wind noise from the left hand cockpit side window. The aircraft returned to Kagoshima for a safe landing on runway 34 about 25 minutes after departure.

The airline reported a some sort of malfunction of the left hand cockpit side window, which is being investigated.

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

Date of incident
Apr 13, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
JAC Japan Air Commuter

Flight number
JC-3745

Departure
Kagoshima, Japan

Destination
Yakushima, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA02JC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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