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Fuel gauge Issues Lead to Albany Emergency Diversion
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Bruce Leibowitz What: Delta/Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Detroit to Portland Where: Albany When: Jan 18th 2012 Who: 51 passengers and 3 crew Why: While en route, the plane developed problems with the fuel gauge. Pilots diverted to Albany where they made... »
Dirty Fuel Contaminated Cathay Airbus
What: Cathay Pacific Airbus SAS A330 Where: Hong Kong When: April 13 Who: 57 injured Why: On approach to Hong Kong International Airport on April 13 2010, one Rolls Royce engine stalled and the other was left with only 70 percent power. The flight landed, popping 6 tires. The investigation uncovered that the last... »
Beckham Flight Returns to London
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alasdair Mulhern What: British Airways Boeing 747-400 en route from London to Los Angeles Where: over Scotland When: Aug 7th 2010 Why: While en route, the British Airways plane developed a problem with the fuel system, dumped the fuel while at sea and returned... »
Jet Blue Cautionary Landing in Fort Lauderdale
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Frank Robitaille What: Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Fort Lauderdale to Boston,MA Where: Fort Lauderdale on Apr 22nd 2010 When: Apr 22nd 2010 Who: 94 passengers and 4 crew Why: After takeoff, fumes were detected on board. The flight returned to Fort Lauderdale... »
Thai Airways Airbus Emergency Landing in Kolkata
Pictured: A Thai Airways International Airbus A330-321 over Bangkok Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Amorn PonJaroen What: Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 TG-318 en route from Mumbai to Bangkok Where: NSC Bose International Airport Kolkata When: Mar 25 2010 Who: 238 passengers and 11 crew Why: When the pilot detected... »
MD-83 Emergency Landing in Copenhagen
What: Danish Air Transport McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Aalborg Denmark to Keflavik Icelandd Where: Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen When: Mar 4 2010 Who: crew Why: While en route, the crew got a low fuel message and diverted to Copenhagen. The problem turned out to be fuel pump feed line pressure. »
JFK: Airbus Turns Back 2x
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Anthony Guerra What: Air France Airbus A380-800 en route from New York JFK to Paris Where: New York When: Feb 22 2010 Who: 22 crew Why: While ferrying the flight to Paris, the plane developed fuel system problems and returned to JFK where it... »
Helsinki: Avro Emergency Landing
The Blue1 BAE Systems Avro 146-RJ85 in an August flight over Stockholm Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Martin Djupenstrom What: Blue1 Avro RJ-85 en route from Vaasa to Helsinki. Where: Helsinki Finland When: Dec 17th 2009 Who: 66 passengers 4 crew Why: On approach to Helsinki, the flight developed... »
Iberia Flight:Faulty Fuel Tank
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Javier Bravo Muñoz What: Iberia Airbus A340-600 en route from Madrid Spain to Santiago Chile Where: Madrid When: Dec 6th 2009 Who: not available Why: The flight had taken off when it began experiencing problems related to one fuel tank. The plane landed safely... »
Jet Airways Flight Diverts to Mehrabad
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Flyoverfred What: Jet Airways Boeing 777 en route to London to Mumbai Where: Iran’s Mehrabad airport When: Dec 6 2009 Who: 370 passengers Why: Jet Airways Boeing was en route when a pilot diverted to Mehrabad because of a technical fault in its fuelling... »
