Hokkaido Air System (HAC) announced today, December 11, that Flight JL2823 from Sapporo/Okadama to Akita (operated with an ATR 42-600 aircraft, registration: JA14HC) made an emergency landing at Hakodate Airport due to an aircraft malfunction.
The flight was carrying a total of 26 people, including 3 crew members and 23 passengers. It departed at 12:27 p.m., 1 hour and 57 minutes behind schedule, and took off at 12:32 p.m. At 12:34 p.m., a problem occurred in the right engine power system, and at 12:45 p.m. the destination was changed to Hakodate. At 12:56 p.m., the crew requested air traffic control priority, landing in Hakodate at 1:33 p.m., arriving at the gate at 1:37 p.m., and beginning passenger disembarkation at 1:58 p.m.
As a result, three flights were cancelled: the return Flight JL2824 from Akita to Sapporo/Okadama, Flight JL2865 from Sapporo/Okadama to Kushiro, and Flight JL2864 from Kushiro to Sapporo/Okadama.
