Boeing 787 VH-VKJ

Summary

On 29 March 2019 at about 09:57 local time, a Boeing 787 registered VH-VKJ, operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident near Osaka, Japan. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 March 2019 at 09:57

Classification

Incident

Location

Osaka, Japan

Nearest airport

Kansai International Airport (RJBB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 787

Registration

VH-VKJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Jetstar Airways

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cairns → Osaka

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG19WA016

Injuries not recorded.

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 March 29, 2019, a Boeing 787, powered by two General Electric GEnx 1B64P2 turbofan engines and operated by Jetstar Airways, experienced a dual engine event while descending to land at the Kansai International Airport (RJBB), Osaka, Japan. During descent, the No. 2 (right) engine indications were reported to be unstable. Subsequently, the No. 1 (left) engine was reported to have lower thrust than commanded followed by the No. 2 engine having lower than commanded thrust. The Japan Transport Safety Board is investigation this event and the NTSB is participating as the US Annex13 Accredited Representative as the state of manufacturer of the airplane and engines.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.