JAL A35K over Greenland on Jun 14th 2026, engine oil problem

Last Update: June 18, 2026 / 19:34:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 14, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JL-43

Aircraft Registration
JA02WJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-1000

ICAO Type Designator
A35K

A JAL Japan Airlines Airbus A350-1000, registration JA02WJ performing flight JL-43 from Tokyo Haneda (Japan) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 222 passengers and 17 crew, was enroute at FL370 over Greenland when the crew decided to divert to Keflavik (Iceland) due to a malfunction with the right hand engine's oil system. The aircraft landed safely on Keflavik's runway 01.

A replacement A350-1000 registration JA03WJ positioned from Tokyo Haneda to Keflavik, resumed the flight and reached London with a delay of about 30 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Keflavik until Jun 17th, then positioned back to Haneda.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 14, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JL-43

Aircraft Registration
JA02WJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-1000

ICAO Type Designator
A35K

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