Incident Boeing 777-223ER N781AN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176773
 
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Date:Tuesday 9 June 2015
Time:14:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic B772 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 777-223ER
Owner/operator:American Airlines
Registration: N781AN
MSN: 29586/266
Year of manufacture:2000
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 238
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) -   Japan
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX)
Destination airport:Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China (PVG/ZSPD)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
American Airlines flight AAL/AA183 from Los Angeles, CA, USA to Shanghai/Pudong, China diverted to Narita, Japan because of fuel starvation. The plane landed on the runway 34L of Narita International Airport safely, however, fuel was leaking from the No. 1 engine. The plane was stuck on that runway for 50 minutes. No injury were reported. 21 other commercial flights were delayed or diverted due to the runway close.

Sources:

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150609-00000088-mai-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20150609-00000125-jij-soci

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
6 November 2005 N781AN American Airlines 0 London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) sub
Collision with other aircraft on apron

Revision history:

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09-Jun-2015 13:09 isamuel Added

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