- All Nippon Airways flight 1502 returned to Naha Airport after a right-engine oil temperature warning during climbout.
- The crew shut down the right engine before landing; passengers evacuated using emergency slides.
- Reports differ on the number aboard and flight times; three people had minor injuries, and no one was seriously hurt.
All Nippon Airways flight 1502 returned to Naha Airport on September 23, 2026, after the cockpit received a right-engine oil temperature warning. The Boeing 737-800 was bound for Saga when the crew turned back.
The aircraft stopped on a taxiway after landing. Passengers evacuated using emergency slides.
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The flight’s return followed a warning during climbout. The crew shut down the affected engine before the aircraft came back to Okinawa.
Reports give differing counts of those aboard and varying times for the flight. No one was seriously injured.
One account listed 158 people on board: 152 passengers and 6 crew members. Other accounts put the number at about 160. Another described 152 passengers, including 4 infants, evacuating from the aircraft.
Three people sustained minor injuries. Accounts described the injuries as scrapes, abrasions or bruises.
The crew shut down the right engine during climbout
The crew shut down the right engine after the warning appeared as the plane climbed. The aircraft then returned to Naha.
The incident also prompted a temporary closure of part of the airport’s main runway. Airport personnel inspected the runway, which was only partly closed.
The plane stopped on a taxiway, while the inspection affected part of the main runway. Those were separate locations involved in the response.
Accounts place the departure and landing at different times
Reports do not agree on the schedule. One placed departure from Naha at about 8:35 p.m. and the return landing at about 10:05–10:10 p.m.
Another account put the departure at around 9 p.m. It described the return as shortly after 10 p.m., while a separate report placed the landing at around 11 p.m.
The accounts agree that the flight left Naha for Saga and turned back after the warning. The reported departure and landing times remain inconsistent.
The Saga routing replaced a Naha-to-Fukuoka service
Flight 1502 was operating to Saga Airport after a planned ANA service from Naha to Fukuoka was rerouted. The planned flight would have missed Fukuoka Airport’s operating hours.
The route change explains why the aircraft was headed to Saga rather than Fukuoka that evening. ANA and authorities were investigating the incident.
