JL3801 - Incident: Japan Commuter AT42 at Kagoshima on May 23rd 2024
Created Thursday, May 23rd 2024 15:49Z, last updated Thursday, May 23rd 2024 15:49Z
A Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600 on behalf JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA04JC performing flight JL-3801 from Kagoshima to Wadomari (Japan) with 29 people on board, was climbing out of Kagoshima when the crew stopped the climb at FL180 and decided to return to Kagoshima for a safe landing about one hour after departure.
The airline reported the captain noticed about 40cm of windshield seals had peeled off prompting the return to Kagoshima.
A replacement ATR-42-600 registration JA10JC reached Wadomari with a delay of about 2:15 hours.
Source: The Aviation Herald