Mcdonnell Douglas MD90 incident near Sendai, Jp, August 15, 2010
On August 15, 2010 at about 7:10 am local time, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD90, registered JA002D, suffered minor damage in an incident near Sendai (Sendai airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 106 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 15, 2010 · about 7:10 am local time
- Place
- Sendai, Japan · Sendai
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 106 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD90 30
- Registration
- JA002D · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On August 15, 2010, at 16:10 Japan standard time (07:10 UTC), a Japan Air Lines Boeing MD90-30, registered in Japan as JA002D, experienced an engine fire in the right engine, an International Aero Engine (IAE) V2525-D5, shortly after takeoff from Sendai, Japan. Shortly after takeoff, the crew received a right engine fire warning. The JTSB report states that the pilots discharged the fire exinguishers into the engine and then shut down the engine. The declared an emergency and returned to Sendai. The right engine cowling has a burn mark. There were no injuries to the 106 people on board the airplane. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Japan. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Director-General Secretariat of the Aircaft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 100-8918, Japan Telephone: +81 3 5253 8813 Fax: +81 2 5253 1677 This report is for informational purposes ony and contains only information from or released by the Government of Japan.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Iae V2525D5 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Japan Air Lines
The flight
- Departed from: SDJ Sendai
- Destination: FUK Fukuoka
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 104 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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