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Yakima Emergency Landing


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Contact photographer Andrew Compolo

What: Frontier Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Seattle to Denver
Where: Yakima
When: Dec 14th 2011
Who: 138 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed smoke in the aft galley.

Pilots diverted to Yakima, where they made a safe landing with emergency services on standby. The call came in at 9:22 a.m.and the plane landed at 9:40.

It was determined that the source of the smoke seems to have been a coffee pot or oven in the galley. A replacement jet was provided.

In George’s Point of View

The source of the problem could have been an electrical short, and the air quality may have been affected, so despite jokes about landing over kitchen equipment, the airport manager and airline management stand by the pilots decisions, which are based on correct emergency response which resulted in no deaths, no injuries.


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Frontier Flight Survives Turbulence, 5 Minor Injuries


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Contact photographer Bruce Leibowitz

What: Frontier Airlines/Chautauqua Airlines Embraer ERJ-135 en route from Saint Louis to Milwaukee
Where: Milwaukee
When: Nov 30th 2010, arriving in Milwaukee at 10:02 a.m.
Who: 26 passengers, 3 crew, 6 injuries
Why: While en route, the plane encountered turbulence which injured five passengers and a flight attendant. Rescue services were waiting when the plane landed. The Embraer aircraft incident is out of service for repairs.

Frontier officials commented that passengers should keep their seat belts fastened.


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Frontier Emergency Landing in Denver


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Contact photographer Thomas Urbild

What: Frontier Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Denver,CO to Phoenix,AZ
Where: Denver
When: Aug 29th 2010
Who: 62 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane got an alert that the left engine was low on oil. The pilots shut down the engine and returned to Denver where they made a safe landing.

Maintenance handled the problem, and the flight took off again an hour late.


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KCI Emergency Landing

What: Midwest/Frontier Airlines en route from Milwaukee to Kansas City
Where: Kansas City
When: June 21, 2010 3:30 pm
Who: 104 aboard
Why: After smoke in the cockpit, the plane made an emergency landing at Kansas City International, passengers disembarked via slides. Fire trucks were on standby. Several passengers were hurt; one went to the hospital. Passengers’ luggage is also being examined by the NTSB.

 


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Frontier Bird Strike in Denver


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Contact photographer Terry Wade

What: Frontier Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from San Francisco to Denver
Where: Denver
When: Mar 4th 2010
Who: not available
Why: While on approach to Denver, the airbus encountered a flock of birds, and multiple bird strikes ensued. The plane made a safe landing.

The cockpit glass sustained damage.


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Frontier Airbus Emergency Landing


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Contact photographer Carlos Vaz

What: Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Denver to Cancun
Where: Houston
When: Jan 12th 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the fight developed an electrical problem and diverted to Houston. The issue was addressed and the flight continued to Cancun.


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Two Jets Near Miss

What: Republic/Frontier Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Omaha,NE to Denver,CO
What: Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-200, flight OO-6764 from Lincoln,NE to Denver,CO

On Nov. 23 at 7 a.m. the two jets were approaching Denver, flying parallel to each other. The Frontier Jet was supposed to line up with a string of planes following Skywest.

Controllers gave the Frontier jet an incorrect heading and they made a u turn that put them in a collision path, a mile-and-a-half away and 200 feet above and closing fast

Collision avoidance systems engaged aboard the jets, forcing the pilots into evasive maneuvers. The FAA is, of course, investigating.


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Double double birdstrike birdstrike


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Contact photographer Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt

What: Frontier Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Kansas City, MO to Denver
Where: Kansas City
When: Nov 24 2009
Why: After take-off, the plane struck several geese. The right engine had to be shut down immediately. The plane immediately returned to the airport to land within ten minutes. This is after the same plane flew through a flock of birds last week, sustaining damage in both engines.


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Airbus Hydraulics Cancel Frontier Flight to Mexico

What: Frontier Airlines Airbus A319-10 en route from Denver to Mexico
Where: Denver
When: Sep 5th 2009
Why: When the plane indicated a hydraulics system warning, the crew returned to the Denver airport for an emergency landing where they landed about 40 minutes after takeoff.


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Frontier Airlines: 2 emergency landings in one day


Pictured: A Frontier Airlines-Lynx Airlines De Havilland Dash flying out of Denver
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Contact Photographer John E. Jauchler

What: Lynx Aviation de Havilland Dash 8-400 (Frontier Airlines) flight en route from Fargo to Denver
Where: Fargo Hector International Airport
When: Aug 16th 2009
Who: 74 passengers 5 crew
Why: After a bird strike on take-off, the Frontier Airlines plane was cleared to return to the Fargo airport and repaired; but on the subsequent flight, the plane’s landing gear doors did not close after the gears were retracted on the initial climb, sending it back to maintenance.

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