SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) plane was seen with white smoke coming from its engine as it landed at Tokyo’s Narita Airport on Monday (Aug 12).
The incident forced a runway to close temporarily on Monday, officials said, though responders found no signs of fire and no one was injured. Runway B was closed for about 50 minutes from around 7.40am local time as the aircraft was towed away.
Flight SQ638 was carrying 276 passengers and crew members, local media added.
“We received a report of white smoke rising from the left engine,” a Narita city fire official told AFP.
But there was no sign of fire and no one was injured, she said, adding that firefighters left the scene after observing the plane for over an hour.
The Boeing 787 aircraft involved in the incident may have experienced a problem as it was landing, according to Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s airport office.
The smoke, which was reported after the flight had landed, prompted six fire engines and two ambulances to rush to the scene, an airport official told AFP.
“It communicated that there was a possibility that it experienced a problem when it landed,” a spokesman at Narita International Airport said.
Tyre pieces were found on the runway, the official said, adding there was no further information to offer about the incident.
CNA has contacted SIA for more information.