McDonnell Douglas MD90 JA002D

Summary

On 15 August 2010 at about 07:10 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD90 registered JA002D, operated by Japan Air Lines, was involved in an incident near Sendai, Japan. 106 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 August 2010 at 07:10

Classification

Incident

Location

Sendai, Japan

Nearest airport

Sendai (SDJ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas MD90

Registration

JA002D

Operator

Japan Air Lines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sendai → Fukuoka

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG10RA047

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 15, 2010, at 16:10 Japan standard time (07:10 UTC), a Japan Air Lines Boeing MD90-30, registered in Japan as JA002D, experienced an engine fire in the right engine, an International Aero Engine (IAE) V2525-D5, shortly after takeoff from Sendai, Japan. Shortly after takeoff, the crew received a right engine fire warning. The JTSB report states that the pilots discharged the fire exinguishers into the engine and then shut down the engine. The declared an emergency and returned to Sendai. The right engine cowling has a burn mark. There were no injuries to the 106 people on board the airplane. 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 Aircaft 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 2 5253 1677 This report is for informational purposes ony and contains only information from or released by the Government of Japan.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.