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A Boeing 787 plane makes an emergency landing in Japan 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 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.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.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.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.
Battery malfunction
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.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.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.However, it would not confirm or deny reports that there was smoke in the cockpit or in the cabin.
The BBC's correspondent in Tokyo, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, said that local television footage showed emergency chutes were deployed from the plane.
ANA said that fire trucks were on the runway as the plane landed.
Paul Lewis, a spokesman for Boeing, told the BBC that the planemaker was "aware of the diversion of a 787 operated by ANA to Takamatsu in western Japan".
He added that Boeing "will be working with our customer and the appropriate regulatory agencies".