JAL B763 over Pacific Ocean on Oct 23rd 2013, autopilot problem
Last Update: October 27, 2013 / 20:44:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 23, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
JAL Japan Airlines
Flight number
JL-18
Departure
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
JA652J
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The aircraft was repaired, departed again and reached Vancouver with a delay of 6:45 hours.
A passenger reported the captain announced they had a problem with the autoland system and would not be able to land in Vancouver due to present weather (fog), the aircraft would divert to Haneda to get fixed.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 23, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
JAL Japan Airlines
Flight number
JL-18
Departure
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
JA652J
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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