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Airbus A320 incident near Narita, Jp, July 9, 2016

On July 9, 2016, a Airbus A320, registered JA04JJ, was involved in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Narita. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 9, 2016
Place
Narita, Japan
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Airbus A320 · all A320s on the register
Registration
JA04JJ · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

The Japan Transport Safety Board has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A320, which occurred on July 9, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the Japan Transport Safety Board investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the Pitot Static Probes. All investigative information will be released by the JTSB.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) during enroute (cruise) defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.