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NH108 - Incident: ANA B773 at Tokyo on Oct 9th 2024

Created Wednesday, Oct 16th 2024 19:15Z, last updated Wednesday, Oct 16th 2024 19:15Z

Tokyo Haneda International Airport
File photo: Tokyo Haneda International Airport.

An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-300, registration JA791A performing flight NH-108 from Tokyo Haneda (Japan) to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 148 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from Haneda's runway 34R when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 105 knots over ground) due to the failure of the right hand engine (GE90). The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron. The runway was closed for about 3.5 hours to clear metallic fragments from the engine.

Japan's Ministry of Transport reported the right hand engine suffered damage to its turbine blades. The occurrence is being investigated.

A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration JA798A reached San Francisco with a delay of about 4 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Tokyo (standing Oct 16th 2024).

Source: The Aviation Herald

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