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| Date: | Tuesday 8 January 2013 |
| Time: | 12:00:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Airlines (JAL) |
| Registration: | JA824J |
| MSN: | 34834/27 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | GE GEnx-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) |
| Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT/RJAA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
As the Dreamliner prepared for takeoff it was noticed that about 40 gallons of fuel had spilled from one of its wing tanks at the gate. The plane was contacted before takeoff and it returned to the terminal without incident.
After a quick health check, flight JL7 departed about 4 hours late.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20950287
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/01/08/japan-airlines-jet-leaks-fuel-at-logan-airport/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 October 2019 | JA824J | Japan Airlines (JAL) | 0 | Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) |  |
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| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2013 02:23 | eodogs | Added |
| 09-Jan-2013 02:26 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2013 07:55 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 11-Jan-2013 07:55 | harro | Updated |
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