JAL Flight Emergency Landing: Metal Plate Raised on Haneda Runway

A Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger plane made an emergency landing at Narita Airport on the 29th of this month after experiencing tire failure following its takeoff from Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The Japanese government stated that the runway from which the aircraft took off had a metal plate that had risen several centimeters from the ground. According to a report by Japan's TBS TV today, the JAL domestic flight took off from Haneda Airport's D runway, originally bound for Kagoshima Airport, but later made an emergency landing at Narita. Footage captured at Narita Airport at the time showed a tire near the center of the fuselage appearing to be blown out. Fortunately, all 226 people on board were safe. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) explained that upon checking Haneda Airport's D runway, personnel recovered items resembling tire fragments, and found that the rubber connecting the runway had been peeled back, with the metal plate underneath raised by several centimeters. The MLIT noted that no abnormalities were found during the early morning runway inspection that day, and they are currently investigating the link between the tire failure and the runway damage. The runway has since been repaired and reopened.