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Melted Tarmac Traps, Delays DC Flight
What: U.S. Airways en route from Reagan National Airport to CHarleston SC Where: Washington DC When: July 6, 2012 Who: 35 passengers, 3 crew Why: As the jet was on the runway, it sank into the hot tarmac, and got stuck. THe cart could not pull the plane with the tires embedded. Everyone aboard... »
Air India Boeing Makes Unscheduled Bucharest Stop
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer JangSu Lee – What: Air India Boeing 777 en route from Frankfurt to Chicago Where: Bucharest When: May 12, 2012 10:25 Who: 303 passengers and 17 crew Why: The flight was en route over Romania when a door warning went off, alerting the pilot... »
Continental Overactive Heater
What: Continental Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Newark,NJ to London Where: Newark When: Sep 19th 2011 Why: While en route, a cabin sidewall overheated. The crew shut down the local electricity but not before a passenger was burned by the heater. The passenger was treated for minor injuries. The incident occurred over Charlottetown... »
Hot Light in Embraer Emergency landing
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Jonathan Morgan What: American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Montreal to Chicago O’Hare Where: Toronto When: May 13 2011 Who: 49 passengers and 3 crew, Why: When an electrical odor was detected aboard the plane, the pilots diverted to Toronto where they made... »
Southwest Boeing Diverts to Oklahoma City
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Kansas City, Mo., to Dallas Where: east of Oklahoma City When: May 10th 2011 Who: 44 passengers, 5 crew Why: While en route, east of Oklahoma City, the plane developed smoke in the cockpit. The pilot made an emergency landing diverting to Oklahoma city for a... »
Continental Safely Lands Hot Plane
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Mark Kryst What: Continental Airlines Colgan Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Newark to Montreal . Where: Burlington,VT When: Apr 3rd 2009 Who: 33 passengers and 4 crew Why: The pilot and crew reported high temperatures, requesting diversion to Albany, NY. They... »
