ANA B772 near Tokyo on Dec 13th 2013, engine shut down in flight

An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-200, registration JA701A performing flight NH-243 from Tokyo Haneda to Fukuoka (Japan) with 353 passengers and 11 crew, was climbing through FL330 out of Tokyo when the right hand engine's (PW4074) exhaust gas temperature rose significantly beyond operational limits and thrust was lost from the right hand engine. The crew shut the engine down and returned to Tokyo's Haneda Airport for a safe landing.

A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration JA712A reached Fukuoka with a delay of 3:20 hours.

The airline reported a blade in the 5th stage of the high pressure compressor had failed causing damage downstream.

Japan's Transportation Safety Board (JTSB) rated the occurrense a serious incident and opened an investigation.