- Date
- May 27, 2016, 03:38 local (03:38 UTC)
- Place
- Tokyo, Japan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- HL7534Boeing 777
- Defining event
- Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Uncontained engine failure
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93255
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Factual narrative
On May 27, 2016 about 1238 Japan standard time, Korean Air flight 2708, a Boeing 777-300, HL7534, rejected the takeoff from Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Tokyo, Japan, after the left engine lost power and caught fire. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Japan. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained by the Government of Japan. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Director-General Japan Transport Safety Board 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8918 Japan Telephone: +81-3-5253-8486
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HL7534
- Reported as
- Boeing 777
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport