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| Date: | Monday 30 June 2025 |
| Time: | 19:54 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8AL(WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Spring Japan opf Japan Airlines |
| Registration: | JA06GR |
| MSN: | 61798/6453 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 191 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | over Kumamoto prefecture -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD), China |
| Tokyo/Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA), Japan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 737-800 of Spring Japan, operating for Japan Airlines as JAL/JL8696 from Shanghai, China to Tokyo/Narita, Japan, suffered pressurization issue while ascending from FL370 enroute over Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. The flight declared an emergency and turned to descend from 38650 feet at 19:54 LT to 10000 feet, and diverted to Osaka/Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB), Japan where a safe landing was carried out at 20:48 LT. No reported injuries.
Sources:
https://news.jp/i/1312448025162973887
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/jl8696#3b09a237
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2025 16:39 | isamuel | Added |
| 01-Jul-2025 14:03 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Damage, ] |
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