JAL Boeing 787 Returns to Boston Logan Due to Fuel Pump Issue
JAL 787 (file)
A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 Dreamliner returned to Boston Logan Airport Thursday evening due to a possible problem with an oil pump.
JAL Flight 007 returned to Boston “as a standard precautionary measure” to check out a maintenance message indicator showing the possible fuel pump problem and landed safely, Japan Airlines spokeswoman Carol Anderson said.
The pilot didn’t declare an emergency, and the aircraft burned off fuel before landing, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac said.
The plane left for Tokyo just before 1 p.m. Thursday for a flight of nearly 14 hours. It returned just before 6:30 p.m.
The flight was canceled, and passengers were being put on other flights.