Last year, the engine of a passenger plane of Japan Airlines was damaged during flight, and due to an emergency landing at Naha Airport, it was found that some parts of the damaged engine were washed ashore on an island in Okinawa Prefecture and found. ..
Last December, the engine of a passenger plane of Japan Airlines was damaged during flight, and there was a problem of making an emergency landing at Naha Airport. A hole was found.
On the 23rd, the Japan Transport Safety Board revealed that a part of the engine cowl that had come off was found ashore on the coast of Tarama Island in Okinawa Prefecture.
It is a plate-shaped composite with a length of 80 cm, a width of 120 cm, and a weight of 14 kg, and it was confirmed that it was a part of the cowl that deviated from the part number and serial number stated.
An airport employee on Tarama Island found it while cleaning the beach on the 9th of this month.
Last month, a passenger plane engine broke in the United States, causing parts to fall into a residential area, all of which were made by Pratt & Whitney.
Nobuo Takeda, chairman of the Japan Transport Safety Board, said, "Troubles that occurred in the United States are similar events. I think it is very important to estimate the mechanism by which parts are damaged and flying." Said.
The Japan Transport Safety Board also shares information with the Japan Transport Safety Board to investigate the cause.