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JAL2362 Fire breaks out inside an engine

Serious Incident

An incident involving circumstances indicating that there was a high probability of an accident, such as overrunning, emergency evacuation, fire or smoke inside the cabin and abnormal depressurization, encountering abnormal weather conditions, etc, as classified by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).

JAL2362 Fire breaks out inside an engine
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On May 6, 2013 (Mon.), JAL2362 (Oita-Itami) operated by J-AIR had landed at Itami Airport and was taxiing to its Spot when fire broke out inside the right engine. This incident was classified as a Serious Incident by the Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), as it corresponded to "occurrence of fire within an engine fire-prevention area".

None of the passengers or crew was injured.

Investigation into the cause Japan Transport Safety Board, MLIT is investigating the cause of the incident. J-AIR is providing full cooperation with the investigations and implementing countermeasures.

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