Boeing 777 incident near Tokyo, Jp, May 27, 2016
On May 27, 2016 at about 3:38 am local time, a Boeing 777, registered HL7534, suffered minor damage in an incident during takeoff (rejected takeoff) near Tokyo. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
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
- May 27, 2016 · about 3:38 am local time
- Place
- Tokyo, Japan
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777 · all 777s on the register
- Registration
- HL7534 · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On May 27, 2016 about 1238 Japan standard time, Korean Air flight 2708, a Boeing 777-300, HL7534, rejected the takeoff from Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Tokyo, Japan, after the left engine lost power and caught fire. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Japan. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained by the Government of Japan. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Director-General Japan Transport Safety Board 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8918 Japan Telephone: +81-3-5253-8486
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
What happened, in order
- Uncontained engine failure during takeoff (rejected takeoff) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Fire on the ground
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.