Boeing 737-800 Returns Mid-Flight Due to Cockpit Window Crack

Incident follows recent FAA grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9s after mid-flight blowout.

A Boeing 737-800 operated by All Nippon Airways was forced to return to Sapporo-New Chitose airport mid-flight due to a crack in the cockpit window.
The crack was found on the outermost of the four layers of the cockpit window, but did not affect the flight's control or pressurization.
No injuries were reported among the 59 passengers and six crew members on board.
This incident follows a recent event where a Boeing 737 Max 9 operated by Alaska Airlines lost part of its fuselage mid-flight, leading to the grounding of 171 Boeing 737 Max 9s by the FAA.
The All Nippon Airways flight was not a Max 9, but these incidents have increased scrutiny on Boeing's planes.