A bird strike forced a Japan Airlines' flight return to Tokyo via emergency landing Tuesday.
According to the Associated Press, the incident affected one of the New-York bound plane's engines shortly after takeoff from Haneda International Airport. Video footage of the takeoff shows flames erupting from one of the engines just after it left the runway.
Though the Boeing 777 was carrying 233 passengers and 15 crew members, no injuries were reported.
Pilots requested an emergency landing minutes after takeoff, and the flight landed safely roughly an hour after departure.
The Japan Times reported pilots shut down the plane's left engine before landing at Haneda.
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An airline spokesman told Reuters that the incident is under investigation.
Citing Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the AP reports that Haneda Airport boasts the country's worst rate of bird strikes, recording a whopping 182 in 2016.
Osaka International Airport and Narita International Airport combined for 130 incidents last year.
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