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| Date: | Tuesday 29 August 2000 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-246B |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Airlines (JAL) |
| Registration: | JA8161 |
| MSN: | 22990/579 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 193 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shanghai-Hongqiao International Airport (SHA/ZSSS) -
 China
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo-Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) |
| Shanghai-Hongqiao International Airport (SHA/ZSSS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft had just arrived on a flight from Tokyo. While taxiing toward the gate after landing, the aircraft reportedly turned onto a wrong taxiway and its right wing was substantially damaged when it struck a lamp standard. The 747 was repaired at the factory of China Eastern Airlines.
Sources:
https://www.iata.org/contentassets/4d18cb077c5e419b8a888d387a50c638/iata-safety-report-2000-jet.pdf
https://www.chinanews.com.cn/2000-08-30/26/43822.html
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11282574 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 October 1991 | JA8161 | Japan Air Lines - JAL | 0 | near Tokyo |  |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2025 18:53 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 05-Jun-2025 03:01 | RDV | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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