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A Boeing 787 plane makes an emergency landing in Japan | A Boeing 787 plane makes an emergency landing in Japan |
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A Boeing 787 aircraft operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA) has made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport after a battery malfunction. | A Boeing 787 aircraft operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA) has made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport after a battery malfunction. |
A spokesperson for ANA said all 129 passengers and 8 crew were taken off the plane safely. | A spokesperson for ANA said all 129 passengers and 8 crew were taken off the plane safely. |
The flight was number NH 692 going from Yamaguchi Ube to Tokyo's Haneda. | The flight was number NH 692 going from Yamaguchi Ube to Tokyo's Haneda. |
This is the latest in a series of problems to hit the 787 Dreamliner in recent days, including a fuel leak and a cracked cockpit windshield. | This is the latest in a series of problems to hit the 787 Dreamliner in recent days, including a fuel leak and a cracked cockpit windshield. |
Last week, the US Federal Aviation Administration launched a broad review of the design, manufacturing and assembly of the Dreamliner. | |
On Tuesday, Japanese authorities said they would conduct a probe after two successive fuel leaks on a different 787 operated by Japan Airlines. | |
Battery malfunction | |
Flight NH 692 left Yamaguchi Ube in western Japan at 08:10 local time (23:10 GMT) and was forced to land at 08:47 at Takamatsu airport. | Flight NH 692 left Yamaguchi Ube in western Japan at 08:10 local time (23:10 GMT) and was forced to land at 08:47 at Takamatsu airport. |
ANA said that there was an error message in the cockpit citing a battery malfunction. | ANA said that there was an error message in the cockpit citing a battery malfunction. |
However, it would not confirm or deny reports that there was smoke in the cockpit or in the cabin. | However, it would not confirm or deny reports that there was smoke in the cockpit or in the cabin. |
The BBC's correspondent in Tokyo, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, said that local television footage showed emergency chutes were deployed from the plane. | |
ANA said that fire trucks were on the runway as the plane landed. | |
Paul Lewis, a spokesman for Boeing, told the BBC that the planemaker was "aware of the diversion of a 787 operated by ANA to Takamatsu in western Japan". | |
He added that Boeing "will be working with our customer and the appropriate regulatory agencies". |