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Boeing 767 incident near Tokyo, Jp, July 8, 2011

On July 8, 2011 at about 9:20 am local time, a Boeing 767, registered JA8674, was involved in an incident near Tokyo (Tokyo - Haneda International airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 255 people were on board or involved.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 8, 2011 · about 9:20 am local time
Place
Tokyo, Japan · Tokyo - Haneda International
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 255 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 767 300 · all 767s on the register
Registration
JA8674 · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

On July 8, 2011, at 0920 Japan standard time, an All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Boeing 767-300 airplane, registered in Japan as JA8674, experienced turbine damage in the No. 1 (left) engine, a General Electric CF6-80C2. The airplane was climbing through 9,200 meters about 120 miles north-west of Tokyo-Haneda International Airport (HND) when there were abnormal noises and vibrations from the No. 1 engine. The engine was shutdown, the pilots declared an emergency, and the airplane returned to land at HND. There were no reported injuries to the 255 people on board the airplane. A post-flight borescope examination of the No. 1 engine revealed serious damage to the turbine blades. 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 Aircraft 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 3 5253 1677 This report is for informational purposes only 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

The flight

  • Flight plan: not recorded
  • A second pilot was aboard

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew2
Passengers253

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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