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Bombardier, Editorial, Emergency, Landing Gear, New York, NY JFK

Update: CRJ Gear Foulup at JFK, Atlanta, Philadelphia, O’Hare, et al.

What: Atlantic Southeast/Delta Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 en route from Atlanta to White Plains, New York
Where: New York
When: Sept 25 2010 8:20 pm
Who: 60 passengers 4 crew

The fifth + landing gear failure in the US in five years has launched an engineering investigation of Bombardier’s CRJ landing gear. The objective of the investigation is to determine if there is a connection between all of the gear failures.

  • SkyWest CRJ200, operating under a code-share with AirTran as Flight 3074 from Omaha, Neb., made an emergency landing with one gear retracted at Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport (Sept 28 2010)
  • Atlantic Southeast Airlines Bombardier CRJ900 at JFK landing gear up (September 25 2010)
  • SkyWest Airlines Flight 6467 CRJ200 couldn’t extend its nose landing gear on approach to Ontario (Calif.) International Airport. (May 23 2010)
  • Atlantic Southeast jet–a 50-seat CRJ200–couldn’t fully extend its left main landing gear, but again, managed to land safely at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport. (June 11 2009)
  • Air Wisconsin CRJ200 on a flight from Norfolk, Virginia landed at Philadelphia International Airport with its left main gear retracted. (Dec 14 2008) The prelim. NTSB indicates that mechanics attached the upper attachment bolt for the left main landing gear uplock assembly to the airplane structure only, rather than both the structure and the uplock mechanism as called for in the design
  • CRJ700 operated by Mesa Airlines received an unsafe gear indication for the left main gear as it approached for landing in South Bend, Ind. The crew declared an emergency and returned to land with the left main gear still retracted on Runway 28 at O’Hare. (Dec 15 2008) The investigation found that improper positioning of the inboard main landing gear door during rigging caused premature wear of parts that eventually restricted the movement of the door during its extension.
  • South Africa Express CRJ200 gear up landing on flight from Cape Town to Windhoek, Namibia( April 17 2010).

Saturday the landing gear of a CRJ failed, resulting in a dramatic landing at JFK. The dragging wing created a “shower of sparks” during the landing.

George’s Point of View

How many times is enough?


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airliners.net, Boeing, SAN FRANCISCO IA, smoke, U.S. Airways

US Airways Cockpit Smoke over Pacific


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Contact photographer Peter Van Dyke

What: US Airways Boeing 757-200 en route from Phoenix,AZ to Kahului,HI
Where: en route
When: Sep 17 2010
Who: 175 passengers and 6 crew
Why: 1200 miles from Hawaii, smoke was observed in the cockpit. The crew diverted to San Francisco where they landed safely.

A replacement jet was provided.


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American Airlines, Boeing, Emergency, Ireland, Shannon Airport, smoke, smoke detector

Smoking Phone Diverts International Flight

What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 flight AA199 en route from Milan to New York
Where: Shannon
When: Sept 13 2010
Who: 167 passengers
Why: While the plane was en route, a passenger was charging his cell phone, which started overheating, which set off the fire alarm in the lavatory. The flight diverted to Shannon, where it made a safe landing.

Fire crews at Shannon were on standby during the emergency landing. Airport aircraft maintenance company engineers examined the plane and discovered the melted phone.


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Flight Cancelled Due to Maintenance


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Contact photographer Ruud Brinks

What: KLM Cityhopper Fokker 70 en route from Amsterdam to Luxembourg
Where: Amsterdam
When: Sep 1 2010
Why: After takeoff, the flight developed problems with the air conditioning, and had to return to Amsterdam. A replacement jet was provided.


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American Airlines, Boeing, lightning, O'Hare - Chicago, precautionary

American Airlines Flight Struck by Lightning

What: American Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Chicago to Reno
Where: Chicago
When: Sept 2, 2010
Who: One-hundred-sixty passengers and five crew members
Why: After being struck by lightning, American Airlines Flight 1487 returned to Chicago where it was examined by maintenance.

Passengers were provided an alternative plane that had not been struck by lightning.


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American Airlines Encounters Turbulence


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Contact photographer Rafael Nunes

What: American Airlines en route from New York to Brussels
Where: Boston
When: August 22, 2010
Who: 159 passengers, 9 crew
Why: While en route, twenty minutes into the flight, they encountered severe turbulence stemming from thunderstorms in the eastern seaboard. The situation at JFK was problematic.

The pilot diverted to Logan Airport in Boston where they made a safe landing.


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Iberia: Hot Airbus Flight

 


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Contact photographer Peter Klytta

What: Iberia Airbus A320-200 en route from Madrid to Dublin
Where: Madrid
When: Aug 15 2010
Why: Before takeoff, the air conditioning was “repaired.” After takeoff, cabin temperatures rose. The air conditioning system continued failing, and the pilot returned to the airport half an hour later.

A replacement jet was provided.


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Cargo Plane with Engine Shut Down Diverts to Shannon’s Long Runway

 


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Contact photographer Andre Oferta

What: Polet Aviakompania Antonov AN-124-100 en route from Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada to Frankfurt-Hahn Germany
Where: North Atlantic
When: August 14, 2010
Who: 6 member crew
Why: 1,000km northwest of Ireland, the Antonov (world’s largest serially built cargo aircraft) developed oil pressure problems in one engine and had to shut it down. The pilots diverted to Shannon which took two hours to reach, and they made a safe landing on a 3.2km runway. No injuries reported.


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LAX Cautionary American Airlines Landing


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Contact photographer Thomas Posch

What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Los Angeles to Dallas
Where: LAX
When: August 14 2010
Who: 146 passengers
Why: After take-off, flight indicators revealed an engine problem. The pilot landed safely at LAX about 3/4 of an hour after leaving.

A replacement jet was provided.


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airliners.net, Boeing, British Airways, fuel system, Heathrow, precautionary, UK, Video

Beckham Flight Returns to London

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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 to Heathrow. No injuries. Safe landing.

The event has received significant coverage, chiefly because Victoria Beckham was aboard the flight, and managed a wardrobe change–and photos of both outfits have been published online.


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Airbus, Domodedovo Russia, hydraulics, Sibir

Sibir Airbus Hydraulics Failure

What: S7 Sibir Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Perm to Moscow
Where: Moscow
When: Aug 6th 2010 19:47 Moscow time
Who: 94 passengers
Why: On landing approach, the Airbus hydraulics failed. The pilot managed a safe landing. Smoke from forest fires did not impair visibility.

George’s Point of View

No surprise to me. Details of the hydraulic issue might be of interest.

I recall S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 with 193 passengers and 10 crew members aboard. On landing at Irkutsk , the airbus had a runway overrun. 124 people died when it crashed into the runway barrier.


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LOT Brake Fire in Chicago


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Contact photographer Nigel Harris

What: LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Warsaw to Chicago
Where: Chicago
When: Jul 17th 2010
Why: The flight made a safe landing in Chicago. However, after landing, the left brakes and tires were smoking and on fire. The captain told passengers that the brakes had fractured and caused damage to the hydraulic lines leading to the fire.

Emergency services put out the fire while on the runway–it is not mentioned if passengers disembarked, before, during or after emergency services were deployed.

Although the left tire and brake were replaced, on return to Warsaw on the 18th, the same plane suffered another brake fire on landing.

George’s Point of View

I know I’m being a back seat driver again, because it’s impossible to know from my armchair in California what’s happening on the ground in Chicago and Warsaw, but it seems to me that there is obviously something going on.

Either the wrong brakes were replaced, or the brakes were not replaced, or the pilot consistently lands too fast, or the wrong (i.e. flammable) grease lubricating the brakes caught fire, or the thrust reverser is flawed or something else is going on that caused the brake fire to repeat on the return flight. Let’s hope LOT’s home base in Warsaw will get to the bottom of it before the plane has to land on a tabletop runway like Mangalore, or an unsurfaced runway like TAM Airlines Flight 3054 at Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport.


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Airbus, Alitalia, Emergency, engine trouble, fire, Logan

Alitalia Hot Landing in Boston

What: Alitalia Airbus 330 en route from Boston to Rome
Where: Boston
When: June 15, 2010
Who: 250 passengers and crew
Why: After takeoff, the Airbus made an emergency landing at Logon Airport after the number one engine caught on fire.

The flight made a safe landing.


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Ethiopia Airlines: Hydraulic Failure

 


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What: Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Addis Ababa to Rome
Where: Rome
When: Apr 5 2010
Why: On approach to Rome, the Ethiopian Airlines jet experienced hydraulic failure. The flight made a safe landing, but had to be towed to the apron. No injuries were reported.


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Correction: Jet Blue Tail strike


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Contact photographer Jordi Grife

JetBlue has corrected an earlier report that the plane sustained hail damage. The airline is now saying that a tail strike on take-off caused the damage and subsequently the emergency landing.

Original post:

What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from New York to Long Beach
Where: New York
When: Mar 28th 2010
Who: 144 on board
Why: Leaving the runway, the plane’s tail impacted either hail or a bird or had a tail strike (reports conflict); the flight returned to JFK and made a safe landing so that the damage could be checked out. Passengers debarked, and boarded an alternative plane some time later.


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Chicago Bird Strike


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Contact photographer Joey Collura

What: United Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Sacramento to Chicago
Where: Chicago
When: Mar 8th 2010
Why: On final approach, there was a bird strike. After a safe landing, the plane was grounded for inspection. Specific damage might be out there published somewhere, but I didn’t see it. The next flight was cancelled.


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NY JFK, press release

JFK BAY RUNWAY PROJECT

JFK is tackling delays with the reconstruction of Bay Runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Once completed, this project will reduce delays overall by an estimated 10,500 hours per year.

Beginning March 1, 2010 one of the four runways at JFK will be closed for construction for 120 days; however this project should not impact travel significantly. The Port Authority in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the airlines began in 2006 we have worked closely minimize the impact on airport operations when the runway is closed.

The new concrete runway will have an anticipated life of more than 40 years, compared to an 8-year service life for asphalt. The project willl upgrade JFK’s airside infrastructure, widen and replace nearly three miles of runway. A central component of the Bay Runway reconstruction is the widening of the runway from 150 to 200 feet to make way for new delay-reduction taxiways. The new taxiways will improve aircraft queuing and enable swifter departures; and easier access from taxiways to terminal gates, saving time on the ground for every passenger at JFK.

During the 120-day closure of the Bay Runway, three remaining runways will remain.


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Runway Incursion at Schiphol


Pictured: A KLM – Royal Dutch AirlinesBoeing 737-306 taking off from Amsterdam – Schiphol
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Contact photographer Fred Willemsen

What: KLM Boeing 737-300 en route from Amsterdam to Warsaw
Where: Amsterdam
When: Feb 10 2010
Why: After being cleared to take off on one runway, the flight actually took off from the taxiway. No incident ensued, and the flight continued to its destination.

Amsterdam Schiphol airport is reportedly supposed to be a confusing airport which recently changed its runway markings; and at the time of incident, it was sunset, and had supposedly snowed, which may have obscured the yellow taxiway/white runway distinctions, although there was good visibility. Hopefully the investigation will be used to make negotiating the runways safer.

http://www.nu.nl/algemeen/2182654/vliegtuig-steeg-taxibaan.html


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airliners.net, American Airlines, Diversion, Emergency, Hydraulic leak, McDonnell Douglas, O'Hare - Chicago

American Airlines Emergency Landing in Phoenix


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Contact photographer Ivan Voukadinov – BGspotters

What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from San Diego CA to Chicago
Where: Phoenix
When: Feb 9th 2010
Why: While en route, on board indicators detected a hydraulic leak. The flight diverted to Phoenix AZ where it made a safe landing. Passengers were provided alternative flights.

Another American Airlines maintenance issue?


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LAX Wake Turbulence


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Contact photographer Francisco Muro


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Contact photographer Rudy Chiarello

updated
What: American Eagle Embraer ERJ-140 en route from Lindbergh Field San Diego to Los Angeles
What: LAN Airlines Boeing 767-300 from from Lima Peru to Los Angeles, CA
Where: LAX
When: Jan 19th 2010
Why: At the time of the American Eagle’s arrival to LAX, both jets were flying at the same altitude. The danger was not collision. The danger was wake turbulence. Required separation behind the Boeing is 5 nautical miles.

George’s Point of View

Trailing behind an aircraft, wake turbulence is made up of multiple force drafts including wingtip vortices and jetwash. Jetwash is jet engine gas output which is turbulent but of short term but wingtip vortices can remain for up to three minutes.

Picture, if you will, invisible speed bumps made of wind that could knock your car off the road trailing the car in front of you. If this were a factor with cars, tailgating would be a completely different thing.

A cockpit voice recorder of the pilots responses will clearly indicate if the plane in the rear of the situation runs into the leading aircraft’s wake. What officials are questioning here are the actions and responses of LAX Air Traffic Control, which placed these two jets close enough to be endangered.

On January 19, maybe Air Traffic Control error put the Eagle jet less than three miles from the 767, but the pilot managed to stay out of the other jet’s wake. LAX denies this is a case of inexperience and maybe they are correct, because the worst case scenario crash did not happen. Maybe it would have happened if the jet following were flying at lower altitude.

What matters is that the flight landed safely and whether it was ATC or the pilot, someone did something right because both flights made it to the ground safely.


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Jet Blue Emergency Landing


Pictured: A JetBlue Airways Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW 190AR over New York
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Contact photographer John E. Jauchler

What: Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190 en route from New York Chicago
Where: Buffalo
When: Jan 15th 2010
Who: Not available
Why: After experiencing a problem with cabin pressure, the flight diverted to Buffalo and made a safe landing.


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Sparks Send Air Canada Jazz back to Vancouver


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What: An Air Canada Jazz Canadair CRJ-100 en route from Vancouver to Kelowna, Canada
Where: Vancouver
When: Dec 17th 2009
Who: 50 passengers
Why: While en route, the overhead panel emitted sparks and smoke. The plane returned to Vancouver and made a safe landing. A replacement flight was provided.


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Emergency Landing in NY


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Contact photographer Kevin Rowett

What: Saudi Arabian Boeing 777-200 en route from New York to Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Where: New York
When: Nov 28th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the plane indicated a main gear door not closing. The plane dumped fuel and returned to NY for a safe landing less than an hour after take-off


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Hard Landing in Tokyo


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Contact photographer Kris Mogford

What: United Airlines Boeing 747-400 en route from Bangkok to Tokyo
Where: Tokyo
When: Oct 25th 2009
Why: After a hard landing at Tokyo’s Narita Airport, passengers debarked safely. The UA Boeing was examined after landing and damage was found on the underside of the #4 engine cowling as well as markings on the runway.


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Turbulence near Tokyo


Pictured: A Tokyo-bound American AirlinesBoeing 777-223/ER
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Contact photographer Ben Wang

What: American Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Dallas to Tokyo
Where: 43 miles southeast of Narita over the Pacific
When: Monday Oct 26 3:40 p.m.
Who: 228 people aboard
Why: As heavy weather ( Typhoon Lupit’s rain and strong winds) approach Japan’s east coast, the Japanese weather service announced a weather warning.

Several (5 passengers) aboard the Tokyo jet were injured by turbulence. After landing, all 5 were taken to a Tokyo area hospital.

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