NDMP Restore fails with 'error reading from media'. (4042423)

ndmp restore job fails with the following errors:

Information 2012/06/13 09:30:58 667 Data Plugin netvault NDMP: NORMAL 1: DIRECT ACCESS RECOVERY (DAR) requested
Error 2012/06/13 09:30:58 667 Media netvault netvault 3-0.2.0 (IBM ULTRIUM-TD4): Error reading from media
Error 2012/06/13 09:30:58 667 Media netvault Mover has halted due to a media error
Error 2012/06/13 09:30:58 667 Media netvault netvault 3-0.2.0 (IBM ULTRIUM-TD4): had media error
SCSI :14988 25 0 83058 CMD READ [ 08 01 00 00 01 00 ]
SCSI :14988 17 0 83058 CMD SENSE KEY 'ABORTED COMMAND ' [b] - ASC 4b ASCQ 00
SCSI :14988 18 0 83058 CMD SENSE INFO 'DATA PHASE ERROR'
TAPESCSI:14988 79 0 83058 Unexpected error reading media

DEVMOVER:14988 658 0 83058 oPost is a 'NDMP_NOTIFY_MOVER_HALTED_POST'
DEVMOVER:14988 659 0 83058 Reason = 5
 

In the event log the following message may also be seen:

"faulting application nvndmp.exe"
 

"faulting application nvndmp.exe"