Incident

JL6729 - Incident: JAL B763 near Osaka on May 23rd 2021

Created Monday, May 24th 2021 21:57Z, last updated Monday, May 24th 2021 21:57Z

Osaka Kansai International Airport
File photo: Osaka Kansai International Airport.

A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration JA616J performing flight JL-6729 from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Taipei (Taiwan) with 2 crew only, was enroute at FL400 about 110nm east of Osaka (Japan) when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Osaka's Kansai Airport for a safe landing on runway 06R about 45 minutes after leaving FL400.

The aircraft, although no freighter, carried only cargo.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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