Summary
- A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 was forced to rerturn to its origin airport in Japan.
- While the incident temporarily closed down the airport’s runway, nobody was injured during the event.
- The aircraft was operating flight UA166 between Fukuoka Airport (FUK) and Guam Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM).
A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 was forced to turn back to its origin airport in Japan, with the aircraft entering a holding pattern shortly after its departure from Fukuoka Airport (FUK), Japan. The aircraft landed safely at FUK and returned to the gate area.
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According to a report by The Mainichi, a local Japanese outlet, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (国土交通省, MLIT) and the local police have confirmed that nobody was injured during the incident on May 10.
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