At around 7:15 p.m. local time on September 12, United Airlines flight UA32 (Boeing 737-800, registration N39297), operating from Tokyo/Narita to Cebu, made an emergency landing at Kansai International Airport in Japan, and passengers evacuated.
The flight departed Narita International Airport at 5:21 p.m. the same day, taking off from Runway A. While flying over the Pacific Ocean, it changed its destination to Kansai International Airport.
According to NHK, a cockpit indication of a cargo-compartment fire was received, prompting the emergency landing. Passengers evacuated via the forward and aft evacuation slides, and fire engines and other emergency vehicles responded.
Both runways at Kansai International Airport were closed, and some arriving flights diverted to alternate airports.
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