A Japan Airlines plane was forced to turn around for an emergency landing in Tokyo on Wednesday after the aircraft's right engine shut down #Japan

Published: Wednesday April 8, 2015 MYT 5:05:00 PM
Updated: Wednesday April 8, 2015 MYT 5:09:00 PM

Japan Airlines jet makes emergency landing after mid-air engine shutdown

File photo of Japan Airlines planes at Tokyo's Haneda airport. A Japan Airlines jetliner with 228 passengers onboard was forced to turn around for an emergency landing in Tokyo after the aircraft's right engine shut down during a flight to the northern Hokkaido island. -- PHOTO: AFP.

 

TOKYO (Reuters): A Japan Airlines jetliner with 228 passengers was forced to turn around for an emergency landing in Tokyo on Wednesday after the aircraft's right engine shut down during a flight to the northern Hokkaido island, an airline spokesman said.

The Boeing 777, powered by Pratt & Whitney engines, landed safely at Tokyo's Haneda airport, the spokesman said, with no injuries reported. The cause of the engine shutdown was as yet unknown, he added.