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ANA Dreamliner Bound for Tokyo Turns Back on Engine Problem

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Dana Ermolenko
Country: Japan Aircraft: Airplanes
Source: Bloomberg

An ANA Holdings Inc. Dreamliner bound for Tokyo returned to Kuala Lumpur because of an engine issue.

The plane had 203 passengers and 11 crew members, ANA spokesman Ryosei Nomura said by phone in Tokyo, where the carrier is based. The cause is yet to be determined.

The Boeing Co. 787 plane is powered by Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc engines. The enginemaker and the planemaker said they are aware of the incident and are working with the airlines, according to e-mailed responses to Bloomberg News queries.

The aircraft left Kuala Lumpur airport at 8:10 a.m. local time and landed back at 9:27 a.m.





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