Created Saturday, Nov 15th 2025 10:58Z, last updated Saturday, Nov 15th 2025 10:58Z
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration JA612J performing flight
JL-646 from Kagoshima to Tokyo Haneda (Japan) with 258 people on board, was climbing out of Kagoshima's runway 34 when the right hand engine (CF6) ingested a number of birds prompting the crew to stop the climb at 6000 feet, enter a hold and return to Kagoshima for a safe landing on runway 34 about 50 minutes after departure. A number of fan blades of the right hand engine were damaged.
The flight was cancelled, the passenger rebooked onto the next flights.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Kagoshima about 29 hours after landing back.
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