Incident Boeing 747-451 N670US,
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Date:Thursday 3 September 2015
Time:c. 20:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic B744 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 747-451
Owner/operator:Delta Air Lines
Registration: N670US
MSN: 24225/804
Year of manufacture:1990
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 388
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:west of Akita -   Japan
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD), China
Destination airport:Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW/KDTW), USA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Boeing 747-451, operated as DAL/DL582 from Shanghai/Pudong, China to Detroit, USA, diverted to Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB), Japan, due to mulfunction of a fuel pump. According to the Flightradar24.com record, The plane took off from Pudong at 17:57CST/09:57UTC, and at around 20:50JST/11:50UTC the Boeing turned back to KIX while crusing at FL310. An emergency landing was carried out on the runway 06L of KIX at 22:40JST/13:40UTC. No injury were reported.

Sources:

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150903-00000056-asahi-soci

Revision history:

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