Japan Airlines
Also recorded as: JAPAN AIRLINES CO LTD, Japan Airlines
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
22 records, spanning 1965–2026.
Operated by JAPAN AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
Operated by JAPAN AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
THE LATERAL SEPARATION OF THE NO. 2 ENGINE PYLON DUE TO AN ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE OR POSSIBLY EXTREME TURBULENCE THAT RESULTED IN DYNAMIC MULTI-AXIS LATERAL LOADINGS THAT EXCEEDED THE ULTIMATE LATERAL LOAD-CARRYING CAPABILITY OF THE PYLON, WHICH WAS ALREADY REDUCED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE FATIGUE CRACK NEAR THE FORWARD END OF THE PYLON'S FORWARD FIREWALL WEB.
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $35,000 · case closed 2013-08-20
Maintenance disclosure history
No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N473EV | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJ8151 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJ8163 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJ8580 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA13XJ | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA301J | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA307J | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA606J | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA614J | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA8006 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA8032 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA8054 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA8083 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA8103 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA8107 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA8122 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA817 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA8499 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA863J | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA865J | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA8941 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NJA8978 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report |
Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate
Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.
2 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.
- NJA863J — records 2024 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA13XJ — records 2024 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA614J — records 2023 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA307J — records 2023 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA8978 — records 2020 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA606J — records 2015 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA8499 — records 2006 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA8941 — records 2005 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA8083 — records 2004 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA817 — records 2000 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJ8580 — records 1997 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N473EV — records 1993 · no longer on the FAA registry
8 more aircraft
- NJ8163 — records 1987 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJ8151 — records 1983 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA8054 — records 1977 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA8122 — records 1975 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA8107 — records 1972 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA8103 — records 1970 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA8032 — records 1968 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NJA8006 — records 1965 · no longer on the FAA registry