A Boeing 787 plane makes an emergency landing in Japan

 

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A Boeing 787 aircraft operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA) has made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport after a battery malfunction.

A spokesperson for ANA said all 129 passengers and 8 crew were taken off the plane safely.

The flight was number NH 692 going from Yamaguchi Ube to Tokyo's Haneda.

This is the latest in a series of problems to hit the 787 Dreamliner in recent days, including a fuel leak and a cracked cockpit windshield.

Last week, the US Federal Aviation Administration launched a broad review of the design, manufacturing and assembly of the Dreamliner.

On Tuesday, Japanese authorities said they would conduct a probe after two successive fuel leaks on a different 787 operated by Japan Airlines.

Flight NH 692 left Yamaguchi Ube in western Japan at 08:10 local time (23:10 GMT) and was forced to land at 08:47 at Takamatsu airport.

ANA said that there was an error message in the cockpit citing a battery malfunction.

However, it would not confirm or deny reports that there was smoke in the cockpit or in the cabin.