F-35A med computer snags i Japan - ASN

 

Date:	08-DEC-2021
Time:	11:58 LT
Type:	Lockheed Martin/Mitsubishi F-35A Lightning II
Owner/operator:	Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Registration:	99-8715
MSN:	AX-15
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Unknown
Location:	190 km W of Misawa Air Base (MSJ/RJSM), Sea of Japan -    Pacific Ocean
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Misawa Airport (MSJ/RJSM)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
An F-35A of Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) made an emergency landing at Hakodate Airport (HKD/RJCH) at 12:18 LT. The Lightning II took off Misawa at 11:15 LT, and suffered trouble on computer system at 11:58 LT while flying over the Sea of Japan, 190 km west of Misawa, with another F-35A (reg. 19-8725, c/n AX-25) which also landed at Hakodate. No injuries were reported. The runway of Hakodate was closed for ten minutes, and one commercial departure flight delayed a half hour. According to JASDF, similar computer troubles had been reported previously. JASDF temporally suspended flights of all F-35s for safety verification and pilot training.