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| Date: | Friday 14 November 2025 |
| Time: | c. 13:36 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-346ER |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Airlines (JAL) |
| Registration: | JA612J |
| MSN: | 33848/929 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 258 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Kagoshima Airport (KOJ/RJFK) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ/RJFK) |
| Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) | |
| Investigating agency: | JTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 767-346ER of Japan Airlines, operating flight JAL/JL646 from Kagoshima to Tokyo/Haneda, suffered a bird strike to No.2 engine just after takeoff from runway 34 of Kagoshima at 13:36 LT. The flight crew noticed the vibration from the damaged engine. After the runway swept out, the flight made a safe landing back to Kagoshima at 14:27 LT. No reported injuries among 258 POB. A photo of the engine after landing shows some damaged fan blades. The runway resumed normal operation at 14:36 LT.
This accindent happened just after the other bird strike incident. All Nippon Airways' flight ANA/NH546 from Kagoshima to Osaka/Itami (ITM/RJOO), a Boeing 737-881(WL), JA59AN (c/n 33896/3073), also suffered another bird strike upon takeoff from Kagoshima at 13:10 LT. The NH546 continued to the destination, Itami where a safe landing was carried out. No personal injuries were reported among 139 POB. The runway of Kagoshima were closed until 13:31 LT.
Due to successive two closure of the runway, four other commercial flights were forced to divert, and more cancellation and delays happened.
Sources:
https://373news.com/news/local/detail/223996/
https://www.kkb.co.jp/news_move/movie_detail.php?start=202511141563&update=20251114
https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/mbc/2289465?display=1
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/jl646#3d18cfec (accident flight)
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/nh546#3d18c42c (related flight NH546/Boeing 737-881(WL)/JA59AN)
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11825542 (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2025 19:29 | isamuel | Added |
| 16-Nov-2025 00:42 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, ] |
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