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| Date: | Thursday 4 September 2025 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A350-941 |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Airlines |
| Registration: | JA07XJ |
| MSN: | 451 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2020 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 285 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | over Aomori prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sapporo-New Chitose Airport (CTS/RJCC) |
| Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Japan Airlines' flight JAL/JL500 from Sapporo/New Chitose to Tokyo/Haneda, an Airbus A350-941, suffered No.1 engine trouble while cruising at FL320 over Aomori prefecture. The flight crew declared an emergency, shut down the troubled engine and returned back to New Chitose where a safe single engine landing was carried out a half hour later. No reported injuries. Oil leak from No.1 engine was observed.
After landing, the runway 01R was closed for 40 minutes for inspection and cleaning.
Sources:
https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000450876.html
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20250904-OYT1T50131/
https://www.stv.jp/news/stvnews/kiji/stee65ebc377cf4289be3047996cc9398f.html
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/926890
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/jl500#3c0b0284
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2025 07:56 | isamuel | Added |
| 04-Sep-2025 08:42 | isamuel | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Sep-2025 14:24 | isamuel | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2025 06:12 | ASN | Updated |
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