JAL airlines hit by bird in flames
A Japan Airlines ( JAL) Boeing 777 carrying 233 passengers and 15 crewmembers bound for New York was forced to make an emergency landing at Tokyo Haneda International airport after a jet engine burst into flames following a suspected bird strike on Tuesday 12th September 2017. Television footage showed red flame flickering from the left engine as the plane ascended from the runaway.
The aircraft returned to the airport about an hour after takeoff, and technicians were inspecting the engine. No injuries were reported.
Haneda has the worst record for bird strikes in Japan last year at 182 cases followed by Osaka with 73 cases and Narita’s 57 according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism.