Japan Airlines flight JL-133 suffered a hydraulic leak after landing at Osaka International Airport, Japan, on December 19th.
The incident happened when the plane was coming from Tokyo International Airport, Japan.
The plane had to temporarily stop on the taxiway before it reached the gate.
All three hundred and twenty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
Fuji Dream Airlines flight JH-341 had to return and make an emergency landing in Nagoya, Japan, on August 6th.
The Embraer ERJ-170 plane took off for Kochi, Japan, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. There were sixty-seven people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
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What: Gifu Prefecture Bell 412 EP Ambulance/Rescue helicopter en route from Gifu Airbase.
Where: Takayama, about 240 kilometers west of Tokyo.
When: Sept 11 2009, 3:30pm (0630 GMT
Who: four people (5 crew on board but at least one was on the mountain in the process of the rescue)
Why: During an emergency rescue of a climber who collapsed with cardiopulmonary arrest while mountain climbing, the helicopter’s tail rotor hit the mountain; and it fell 400 meters into a ravine. 5 crew were originally on board, 2 crew off from the helicopter rappelling down.
The climber and the three aboard the helicopter were pronounced dead at the scene.
Please excuse the bad translation below but it is pretty much indecipherable unless we get names:
Disaster Asakura Hitoshi County (57) (Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture), Miyoshi Hideho mechanic (47) (same), vice captain Gotou Atsushi (34) (Kasamatsu-cho, Hyogo Prefecture ) confirmed dead.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-770 had to return and make an emergency landing in Okinawa, Japan, on June 1st.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Osaka, Japan, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 405 people aboard remained safe.
V Air flight ZV-252 had to return and make an emergency landing in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 6th.
The Airbus A321-200 took off for Tokyo, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards after smoke was seen emanating from a lithium power bank carried by a passenger.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 161 people aboard remained safe.
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What: JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Sapporo to Kobe
Where: Sapporo
When: Jan 3rd 2010
Who: 231 on board
Why: After takeoff, the jet ingested a bird in its left engine. The engine sputtered, and pilots shut it down, then made a safe landing back the airport shortly afterwards. A replacement jet was provided.
A FedEx plane made an emergency landing at Tokyo International Airport, Japan, on November 21.
The Boeing-777 cargo plane, en-route from Shanghai, China, to Memphis, Tennessee, was diverted after a fire alarm went off mid-air.
The plane landed safely. There were four crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Upon landing, the inspection teams searched the plane and found the fire source in a container.
The incident is being investigated.