A runway was closed at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture on Monday morning after reports of white smoke as a plane landed, but the airline later blamed a brakes issue.

Fire engines and ambulances had rushed to the scene after the smoke was reported as coming from the arriving Singapore Airlines plane, though responders found no signs of fire and no one was injured.

Singapore Airlines later clarified that the flight had "experienced a technical issue with its brakes upon landing."

The company's "ground engineering team resolved the technical issue and replaced one of the tires on the Boeing 787-10 aircraft," the airline said.

An airport official said that pieces of the aircraft's tire were found on the runway.

Narita's runway B was closed for just under an hour after the flight landed at around 7:40 am, airport and fire officials said.

Before the brake issue was reported, a fire official said that firefighters had observed the plane for over an hour.

The flight was carrying 260 passengers and 16 crew members.