A Japan Airlines plane bound for New York returned safely to a Tokyo airport Tuesday after the pilot reported a bird strike to an engine during takeoff.
Posted: Sep 05 2017 05: 25AM EDT
Updated: Sep 05 2017 11: 12AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) – A Japan Airlines plane bound for New York returned safely to a Tokyo airport Tuesday after the pilot reported a bird strike to an engine during takeoff. Television footage showed red flame flickering from the left engine as the plane ascended from the runway.
JAL said the Boeing 777 carrying 233 passengers and 15 crewmembers requested an emergency landing minutes after takeoff from Haneda International Airport on Tuesday.
