Jetstar Japan A21N at Tokyo on Apr 10th 2026, flaps problem

Last Update: April 14, 2026 / 18:18:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 10, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
GK-331

Destination
Okinawa, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA27LR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

A Jetstar Japan Airbus A321-200N, registration JA27LR performing flight GK-331 from Tokyo Narita to Okinawa (Japan) with 232 passengers and 7 crew, was climbing out of Narita's runway 16R when the crew stopped the climb at about 12000 feet due to problems with the flaps and decided to return to Narita for a safe landing on runway 16R about 40 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 15 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 10, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
GK-331

Destination
Okinawa, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA27LR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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