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| Date: | Friday 29 September 2017 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-346ER |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Airlines (JAL) |
| Registration: | JA731J |
| MSN: | 32431/429 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 253 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | far east of Japan -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Tokyo/Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA), Japan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 777-346ER of Japan Airlines operated as flight JAL/JL61 from Los Angeles, USA to Tokyo/Narita, the crew detected a burnt odour in the cockpit. The flight diverted to New Chitose Airport (CTS/RJCC), Japan, and made a safe landing at 16:50 LT, one and a half hour after the situation started. No personal injuries were reported among 253 on board. It was reported that the printer in the cockpit was over heated.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170929-00000075-asahi-soci]
http://web.archive.org/web/20171004090101/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20170929/k10011162181000.htmlutm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_002
http://web.archive.org/web/20171002162619/http://www.news24.jp:80/articles/2017/09/29/07373864.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/jl61#f08d697
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2017 10:09 | isamuel | Added |
| 30-Sep-2017 08:53 | GeoffR | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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