On 31 January 2001, Japan Airlines Flight 907, a Boeing 747-400 en route from Haneda Airport, Japan, to Naha Airport, Okinawa, narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with Japan Airlines Flight 958, a Mc
JA8904, the Boeing 747-446D involved in the incident
JA8546, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 involved in the incident
Traffic alert and collision avoidance system, also called an airborne collision avoidance system, is an aircraft collision avoidance system designed to reduce the incidence of mid-air collision betwee
2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident
…pass each other while 2,000 feet (610 m) apart. The mid-air incident occurred as flight attendants began to serve drinks onboard Flight 907. JA8904's traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) sounded 20 minutes after its departure as the jet climbed towards 39,000 feet (11,887 m). The DC-10, JA8546, cruised at 37,000 feet (11,278 m…
Combined TCAS and EHSI cockpit display (color)
Combined TCAS and VSI cockpit display (monochrome)