Taiwan-bound China Airlines jet returns to Japan due to speedometer concerns TOKYO (AP) A China Airlines jet bound for Taiwan returned to an airport in southwestern Japan after experiencing trouble with its speed indicators, officials said Friday.
There were no injuries or damage. The Boeing 737-800 left for the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, from Saga Airport on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu following repair work after a fracture was found in its fuselage last month, said Transport Official Kenji Toyama.
The 70-centimeter (28-inch) fracture was found Sept. 21, weeks after a similar China Airlines aircraft exploded at another Japanese airport. The plane took off from Saga Airport on Friday afternoon but returned about 30 minutes later because there were discrepancies between the speedometers for the main pilot and the co-pilot, Toyama said, adding that the cause of fault was not immediately known.
The jet was not carrying any passengers and there was no damage to the plane, he said. Toyama said the plane had been slow to take off, using the entire runway before becoming airborne. One of the eight lamps near the end of the runway was later discovered broken, although it was unclear when the damage occurred, he said.
