A Japan Airlines Boeing 777 passenger plane bound for northern Hokkaido was forced to turn back after its right engine suddenly failed mid-flight on Wednesday.
The jetliner left Tokyo's Haneda Airport at 3:30 p.m. carrying 228 passengers and 11 crew. It was scheduled to land at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido at 5 p.m.
However, shortly into the flight, the aircraft's right engine shutdown and the plane turned back and made an emergency landing back at Haneda Airport around 4:50 p.m.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the engine shutdown is still under investigation.
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