JAL Crash: Ministry to Disclose Repair-Error Details — 5ch: ‘Release the Voice Recorder First’

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Regarding the Boeing repair error that caused the 1985 Japan Airlines crash, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has signaled plans to disclose the background of how the mistake occurred. This would mark the first time the Japanese government has clarified the circumstances behind the error, and on 5ch, comments poured in questioning whether the repair mistake was really the cause of the crash, alongside calls for the full release of the voice recorder.

Regarding the repair error by U.S.-based Boeing that caused the Japan Airlines crash (August 1985), Transport Minister Yasushi Kaneko stated at a post-cabinet meeting press conference on the 25th that MLIT intends to disclose the “background circumstances behind the mistake,” which the ministry has been investigating through interviews with Boeing and others.

Kaneko stated clearly, “We are currently reviewing the results obtained and confirming them ahead of disclosure. Once preparations are complete, we intend to release the findings.” If realized, this would be the first time the Japanese government has investigated and disclosed the background of the repair error.

In this accident, investigations at the time determined that the repair error was the cause, but since interviews with Boeing could not be conducted, the background — why the mistake occurred — remained unknown for many years. However, in August last year, media reports revealed that Boeing had referenced the background of the repair error on its own company website. MLIT’s Civil Aviation Bureau then began interviewing Boeing and the FAA (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration) to confirm the facts.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

2Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:01:28.99ID:6XsNvS820
>>1
PM Takaichi: 'We'll buy 100 Boeing jets'
46Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:19:40.05ID:+qhphgTL0
Full disclosure of the voice recorder should come first lol
85Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:42:59.34ID:MAJilgyo0
>>2
Boeing's in terrible shape right now, better not buy from them.
4Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:02:35.57ID:DyQa9CzT0
It was a US military attack. Don't get swept up in disinformation.
41Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:16:41.58ID:JklszF4u0
>>4
It was friendly fire from the JSDF (Japan Self-Defense Forces).
9Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:03:48.23ID:hYB8vnIE0
They're desperate to shut down conspiracy theories. Isn't it a conflict of interest for Boeing to investigate its own mistake?
11Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:04:18.31ID:S0cL7wr00
I heard that if the pressure bulkhead really ruptured, cabin pressure would've dropped instantly, rupturing eardrums and knocking people unconscious.
33Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:12:35.31ID:BmJ10qjF0
>>11
What kind of dumb info is that?
17Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:06:50.51ID:UhH26cfs0
They couldn't get testimony back then — after 40 years, is asking again really going to reveal anything more than what's already on Boeing's website?
102Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:54:01.58ID:7SYYVtKG0
>>17
One theory was: 'Maybe it's because the people involved at the time have since passed away.'
115Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:59:12.60ID:Gzb6zazQ0
>>17
Apparently there are things from Boeing's internal investigation that were never made public.

>>102
There's a theory that since the statute of limitations for professional negligence resulting in death doesn't run out, they couldn't disclose it until after everyone involved had died.
34Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:12:48.81ID:omoArbbp0
Apparently Takuro Morinaga got blacklisted by the media when he tried to talk about the truth behind this.
37Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:14:33.82ID:R+KONbs80
>>34
The Nikkei average is going to 3,000 yen!
130Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 20:06:35.04ID:+i37rGss0
>>34
Far from being blacklisted, he was an in-demand media personality right up until he died.
64Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:30:17.86ID:6d3EHVUX0
>>58
Right. The correct read is: 'If releasing it would be truly disastrous, it gets suppressed' lol
150Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 20:23:19.88ID:R+KONbs80
>>64
It's not normally released to begin with, though?
156Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 20:27:25.15ID:6d3EHVUX0
>>150
If there's nothing to hide, it should come out. The voice recorder belongs to the aircraft's owner in the first place.
166Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 20:33:41.36ID:t8Eie9iB0
>>156
That's exactly why JAL is refusing full disclosure, hiding behind international agreements. Unless ICAO's international rules change, JAL will never release it — they'll always use the rules as a shield. All we can do now is hope for an anonymous leak.
191Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 20:51:04.20ID:e7LCwAKy0
>>156
Since there's a treaty in place, even though it's technically theirs, they still can't release it.
80Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:41:05.15ID:lbGjFUW70
It wouldn't be strange if the repair error, the tailstrike, and someone sabotaging it from the inside all happened together — but somehow only the 'JSDF shot it down' theory gets flatly denied every time.
84Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:42:07.41ID:BmJ10qjF0
>>80
That's pretty far-fetched, and the flight recorder doesn't seem to show that kind of impact anyway.
90Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:44:23.40ID:uZZJaLiT0
>>80
If it was the JSDF, why did they drag it out instead of shooting it down immediately? And why shoot it down in the first place? If it was a missile, why weren't proximity-fuze fragments scattered inside the cabin? Way too many mysteries.

Also, thinking about the evidence, it'd make more sense to finish the job over open water lol
91Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:44:45.27ID:fZ4/IZwE0
Here's the thing — couldn't this just be a structural defect from Boeing's design stage?
106Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:55:56.51ID:9ISh6dsw0
>>91
If that were the case, wouldn't we be seeing a lot more pressure-bulkhead blowout incidents?
107Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:56:11.42ID:Mkz1iY440
>>91
Ranking of likely causes: vertical stabilizer structural defect > APU failure the day before > US military > JSDF
108Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:56:30.59ID:O/abOj2R0
There was a repair error, but it didn't fail during the flight —

cabin pressurization stayed almost normal the whole time.
112Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 19:58:30.29ID:e0rw2RW80
>>108
So what do you think the cause was?
180Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 20:42:18.51ID:O/abOj2R0
>>112
'A projectile struck the vertical stabilizer from the side, slightly from the rear' explains everything without contradiction. That's written in the accident investigation board's analysis documents that were released later.
197Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 20:56:16.66ID:09QXGanq0
>>180
I don't know about those documents, but the damage pattern goes from inside the fuselage outward. If it were a missile, it couldn't have hit only the tail — an infrared-guided one would've hit the engine instead. And the orange fragments have been identified as just the red of the Hinomaru (Japanese flag roundel) worn off.
203Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 20:57:48.49ID:e7LCwAKy0
>>180
Huh? You can't prove it came from the side — no left-right shock was recorded.
225Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 21:11:17.41ID:FBITfzZv0
Wearing aluminum foil on your head does nothing — same as wrapping foil around the top of your smartphone, it's pointless.
226Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 21:12:32.51ID:mV8Lw+510
>>225
Seriously though, it actually amplifies signals and backfires.
228Anonymous2026/08/25(火) 21:12:58.77ID:JKVVfo710
>>225
But purified aluminum foil? That'll totally work lol

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Breaking News Plus) thread “JAL Crash: Ministry to Disclose Cause of Repair Error — MLIT Spent a Year Interviewing Boeing“.

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