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This FAA Form 8020-5 aircraft incident record, filed by Jerry Paterson of FAA office AAL-207 and dated January 26, 1987, covers Japan Airlines Flight 1628. The all-cargo Boeing 747 was flying from Keflavik, Iceland to Anchorage, Alaska on November 17, 1986, near Fort Yukon. The captain reported unidentified traffic at his altitude that stayed near the aircraft through a descent and turns. The traffic was seen on weather radar and at times by Anchorage Center and military radar. The attachments include crew interview transcripts, Captain Terauchi's drawing and ATC tapes.
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AIR TRAFFIC G. Anchorage, ATCC Keflavik, Iceland 11/17/86 YES NO ON BOARD N/A 2. FLIGHT PLAN/CLEARANCE 5. DESTINATION ETA OR ATA Anchorage, Alaska 1820 AST 8. RADAR CONTROL IFR VFR NONE YES NO 3. TAKEOFF GROSS WEIGHT/C.G. N/A 6. LAST COMMUNICATION (Position, Time, Altitude) Anchorage Tower/Ground Control Anchorage, Alaska CREW HISTORY H. 1. PIC 2. SIC 3. FE NAME Kenju Terauchi Takanori Tamefuji Yoshio Tsukuba DATE OF BIRTH/AGE N/A N/A N/A CERTIFICATE NO. AND TYPE DATE OF LAST MEDICAL HOURS THIS MAKE/MODEL HOURS LAST 90 DAYS – MAKE/MODEL TOTAL HOURS LAST 90 DAYS TOTAL HOURS DUTY TIME (Last 24 Hours) RATINGS PROFICIENCY CHECK DATE ROUTE CHECK DATE SIMULATOR CHECK SEAT OCCUPIED Left Right Engineer DOMICILE (City and State) Japan Japan Japan OTHER-SPECIFY HUMAN FACTORS I. 1. PASSENGERS 2. EQUIPMENT 3. ENVIRONMENT 4. INVESTIGATION YES NO N/A OBESE N/A SEATS N/A SMOKE NTSB NOTIFIED X AGED RESTRAINTS FUMES VOICE RECORDER REVIEW BLIND EXITS FIRE FLIGHT RECORDER REVIEW INFANT SLIDES LIGHTS OF E INVESTIGATION RAFTS SCE INVESTIGATION X VESTS DISP J. 1. REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Jerry Paterson, AAL-207 2. OFFICE AAL-207 3. DATE January 26, 1987 4. DISTRIBUTION AVN-120 thru AAL-200 5. SOURCE OF INFO Crew/ATC 6. FAA COORDINATOR/INVEST Peter E. Beckner 7. NTSB INVESTIGATOR N/A 8. RELATED REPORTS None NARRATIVE K. On November 17, 1986 Japan Airlines Flight 1628, an all cargo Boeing 747, was en route from Keflavik, Iceland to Anchorage, Alaska. At 0219 UTC (November 18, 1986) the captain of Flight 1628 reported traffic at his altitude 1 mile in front of his aircraft. The unidentified traffic was later reported visible on JAL 1628's weather radar and intermittently by Anchorage Center and the Military Regional Operations Center. JAL 1628 reported that the traffic stayed in his vicinity during a descent and turns, including a 360 degree turn. At 0253 UTC JAL 1628 reported that the unidentified traffic was no longer in sight. Refer to attachments for specific information. U.S. G.P.O. 1980-627-235/1447
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