A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration JA865J performing flight JL-57 (dep Dec 21st 2025) from San Francisco,CA (USA) to Tokyo Narita (Japan) with 185 passengers and 13 crew, was enroute at FL380 over the Pacific Ocean about 650nm south of Kamchatka Island when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing serious injuries to a flight attendant. The aircraft continued to Tokyo for a safe landing about 3.5 hours later.
Japan's Ministry of Transport reported the occurrence was rated an accident, a flight attendant received the fracture of the right medial cuneiform bone. The flight attendant had been checking the lavatory for passengers still in there and was still on the way back to their seat after the fasten seat belt sign had been turned on. The JTSB is investigating.
Japan's Ministry of Transport reported the occurrence was rated an accident, a flight attendant received the fracture of the right medial cuneiform bone. The flight attendant had been checking the lavatory for passengers still in there and was still on the way back to their seat after the fasten seat belt sign had been turned on. The JTSB is investigating.
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