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Japan Airlines Flight Returns to Boston

GJHatcher — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 23:44:24 +0000

A Japan Airlines 787 was en route from Boston to Tokyo when a maintenance indicator flashed early in the flight.

Pilots returned to Boston where they made a safe landing at 6:15 p.m. The problem is being reported as a maintenance issue.

Flightradar24 website shows that Japan Airlines flight 7 was over Hudson Bay in Canada when it turned around.

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JAL Engine Shut Down

GJHatcher — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:14:28 +0000

What: JAL Japan Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90 en route from Sendai to Fukuoka
Where: Sendai
When: Aug 15th 2010
Who: 106 aboard
Why: After the flight developed problems with the right engine, the pilot returned to Sendia where they made a safe landing. Passengers were provided a replacement jet.

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JAL471

GJHatcher — Wed, 14 Jun 1972 16:31:08 +0000

Japan Airlines flight 471
On June 14, 1972, the DC-8 struck the banks of River Yamuna. JAL flight 471 from Tokyo to London (Tokyo-Hong Kong-Bangkok-New Delhi-Teheran-Cairo-Rome-Frankfurt-London) took-off from Bangkok. After receiving clearance for ILS approach to New Delhi Palam Airport, the aircraft crashed into the banks of Yamuna River. 86 passengers and crew onboard perished, and 3 were serious injured.

The first officer was flying the approach to Delhi. Japanese investigators claimed a false glide path signal was responsible for the descent into terrain. Indian investigators say the accident was caused by a disregard of procedures by the crew and abandoning all instrument indications without properly ensuring sighting of the runway. The accident was classified as (CFIT) Controlled Flight Into Terrain.

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