Add check to identify the cause of the crash.

ash/common/system/tray/system_tray.cc

Index: ash/common/system/tray/system_tray.cc
diff --git a/ash/common/system/tray/system_tray.cc b/ash/common/system/tray/system_tray.cc
index 06c41736db80c751fe9b728fd7b3d5ee54f8ad6a..232458f9e10f274b54d512ffdd7ffd9a02a75304 100644
--- a/ash/common/system/tray/system_tray.cc
+++ b/ash/common/system/tray/system_tray.cc
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ bool SystemTray::IsMouseInNotificationBubble() const {
 bool SystemTray::CloseSystemBubble() const {
   if (!system_bubble_)
     return false;
+  CHECK(!activating_);
   system_bubble_->bubble()->Close();
   return true;
 }
@@ -792,7 +793,13 @@ void SystemTray::CloseBubble(const ui::KeyEvent& key_event) {
 void SystemTray::ActivateAndStartNavigation(const ui::KeyEvent& key_event) {
   if (!system_bubble_)
     return;
+  activating_ = true;
   ActivateBubble();
+  activating_ = false;
+  // TODO(oshima): This is to troubleshoot the issue crbug.com/651242. Remove
+  // once the root cause is fixed.
+  CHECK(system_bubble_) << " the bubble was deleted while activaing it";
+
   views::Widget* widget = GetSystemBubble()->bubble_view()->GetWidget();
   widget->GetFocusManager()->OnKeyEvent(key_event);
 }
@@ -845,6 +852,7 @@ bool SystemTray::PerformAction(const ui::Event& event) {
 }
 
 void SystemTray::CloseSystemBubbleAndDeactivateSystemTray() {
+  CHECK(!activating_);
   activation_observer_.reset();
   key_event_watcher_.reset();
   system_bubble_.reset();