A Boeing 787 bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Boston on Thursday, from where it had taken off five hours earlier, due to a possible pump problem.

The Japan Airlines (JAL) flight left Boston at 1257pm local time (1657 GMT) but returned to its airport of departure at around 6pm.



"As a standard precautionary measure due to a maintenance message (fuel pump) indicator, JL007 bound for Tokyo-Narita decided to return to Boston Logan," Carol Anderson, a US-based JAL spokeswoman, told AFP.

JAL has faced several problems with the technologically advanced Dreamliner planes since they returned to the skies after being grounded for four months over serious battery issues.

Boston Logan International Airport said on its Twitter site that the 787 made "a precautionary return".

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