JAL A359 near Sapporo on Apr 18th 2024, loss of communication

Last Update: April 19, 2024 / 19:12:22 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 18, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JL-521

Aircraft Registration
JA02XJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

A JAL Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration JA02XJ performing flight JL-521 from Tokyo Haneda to Sapporo Chitose (Japan), was descending through FL250 towards Sapporo about 80nm out of Sapporo when the crew suddenly lost communication with air traffic control due to the failure of all their radios. The aircraft followed procedures for loss of communication, continued to Sapporo, was cleared to land via light guns, and landed safely on runway 01R about 40 minutes later.

The aircraft returned to service about 16 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 18, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JL-521

Aircraft Registration
JA02XJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

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