A Japan Airlines flight has made an emergency landing in Tokyo on Tuesday after a bird strike to one of the plane's engines.

Video footage of the reported strike shows flames come out of one of the plane's engines after takeoff.

A spokesperson for Japan Airlines told South China Morning Post that a bird strike was said to have caused the flames, though the airline is still investigating the incident & will inspect the engine.

"It seems that a bird got sucked into the left engine when taking off," the spokesperson said.

According to the spokesperson, the plane "Discarded fuel" in the air to lessen its weight ahead of landing.

The Boeing 777 plane was headed toward New York from Tokyo with 233 passengers & 15 staff members on board.

Crew members requested an emergency landing within minutes of take-off, & the flight landed at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport about half an hour after taking off, the Morning Post reports.