Jetstar Japan A320 at Tokyo on Jul 30th 2012, bird strike

Last Update: July 31, 2012 / 14:59:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 30, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Jetstar Japan

Flight number
GK-135

Departure
Tokyo Narita, Japan

Destination
Okinawa, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA02JJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Jetstar Japan Airbus A320-200, registration JA02JJ performing flight GK-135 from Tokyo Narita to Okinawa (Japan) with 164 people on board, had just become airborne out of Narita's runway 16R when the crew heard a strange sound and assumed they may have been hit by a bird, but decided to continue the climb in absence of any abnormal indication. The aircraft was enroute at FL360 about 350nm southwest of Tokyo about one hour into the flight when the crew received information confirming a bird strike and decided to return to Tokyo to have the aircraft inspected for possible damage. The aircraft landed safely on Narita's runway 16L about 2:20 hours after departure.

Following checks revealing no damage the aircraft was able to depart again about 90 minutes after landing and reached Okinawa with a delay of about 4 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 30, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Jetstar Japan

Flight number
GK-135

Departure
Tokyo Narita, Japan

Destination
Okinawa, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA02JJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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