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United Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport

United Airlines flight US-4949 made an emergency landing at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, South Carolina, on January 28th.

The plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back after a smoke indicator went off.

The plane landed safely. All forty passengers aboard remained unharmed.


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Aerolineas Argentinas Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Buenos Aires

Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1132 had to return and make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 26th.

The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back due to indication of an issue with a landing gear door.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.


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American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at RDU Airport

American Airlines flight 3356 made an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on April 26th.

The plane was coming from Dallas, Texas, when an indicator light went off, prompting the crew to declare an emergency.

The plane landed safely. All ten passengers and three crew members remained unharmed.


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Delta Airlines Flight Returns to Atlanta due to Fuel Leak Indication

Delta Airlines flight DL-130 made an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 3rd.

The Boeing 767-400 plane took off for Munich, Germany, but had to turn back after the crew received a fuel leak indication.

The plane landed safely. All two hundred and fifty-three people aboard remained unharmed.


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Delta Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

250px-Delta_logo.svgDelta Airlines flight 17 had to make an emergency landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on October 26th.

The plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back after an indicator light went off.

The plane landed safely at Sea-Tac Airport where the fire trucks hosed down the brakes with water.

Everyone aboard remained safe.


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United Airlines Flight Diverts to McGhee Tyson Airport

United airlinesUnited Airlines flight 4343 made an emergency landing at McGhee Tyson Airport in Blount County, Tennessee, on April 27th.

The plane heading from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, was diverted after an indicator light came on in the cockpit.

The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.


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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Kansas after Engine Failure

A small plane had to make an emergency landing on 21st Avenue, Galva, McPherson County, Kansas, on March 22.

The Hawker Beechcraft G36 flying from Wichita, Kansas, was mid-air above McPherson County when the pilot detected trouble with mechanical indicators, deciding to make an emergency landing.

The plane’s engine had failed and the landing gear was damaged.

Both the pilot and the passenger were unharmed.


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United Express Flight Makes Emergency Landing at McAllen Miller International Airport

United ExpressUnited Express flight 4020 operated by Mesa Airlines made an emergency landing at McAllen Miller International Airport in Hidalgo County, Texas, on January 28.

The airline said that the ATC declared a ‘precautionary emergency’ after a brake light indicator came on.

The Embraer 175 plane landed uneventfully. There were 41 people aboard the plane; all of them remained unhurt.

The maintenance personnel inspected the plane and cleared it to continue the flight to Houston.


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Allegiant Air Flight Diverts to Jacksonville International Airport

AllegiantAllegiant Air Flight 606 made an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport, Florida, on December 24.

The plane, en-route from Orlando, Florida, to Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, Ohio, was diverted after an indicator light in the cockpit went off.

The plane landed uneventfully. All 141 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.


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Hawaiian Airlines Jet Returns to LAX

Hawaiian AirlinesHawaiian Airlines flight HA3 had to return and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on May 18.

According to an airline spokesperson, the plane was en-route to Honolulu when the crew noticed a cockpit indicator light that showed an open fuel jettison valve. The captain then declared an emergency and turned back towards LAX.

The A330 plane landed uneventfully. There were 290 passengers and 10 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

On landing, it was found that the valve was closed.


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Super Stallion Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing on Solana Beach

A Marine Corps helicopter made an emergency landing on Solana Beach, California, on April 15.

According to a statement released by Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, the 100-foot CH-53E Super Stallion was forced to land in emergency after a low oil-pressure indicator light flashed. “The aircraft was conducting routine training, and the pilots landed the aircraft safely,” it said.

The aircraft remained undamaged.

The Super Stallion has three engines and is the heaviest and largest helicopter the U.S. military has.

Sydney-Bound Virgin Australia Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Canberra Airport

Virgin australiaVirgin Australia flight VA1179 had to make an emergency landing at Canberra Airport, Australia, at around 5:30 p.m. on January 16.

According to the airline spokesperson, “In line with standard operating procedures, the captain decided to divert to Canberra as a precautionary measure after a cockpit indication light illuminated.” The flight was en-route from Albury to Sydney at the time.

The plane landed uneventfully and all the passengers and crew members remained unhurt.

The engineers examined the plane and cleared it after some time for resuming the flight.


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American Airlines Flight Diverts to Bermuda

American AirlinesAmerican Airlines flight 974 had to divert and make an emergency landing at LF Wade International Airport, Bermuda, on December 3.

The Boeing 767-300, en-route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York, was forced to divert after a computer indicated fire in one of its wheels.

The plane made an uneventful emergency landing at 6:20 a.m. All 120 passengers aboard remained unharmed.

Firefighters thoroughly inspected the plane.

The airline said they would be making arrangements for the passengers.


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United Airlines Flight Returns to Wichita for Emergency Landing

new-united-logoUnited Airlines flight 5240 had to return and make an emergency landing at Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas, at around 7:30 p.m. on November 26.

The flight, bound for Chicago O’Hare Airport, was forced to turn back after an indicator light turned off, showing a problem with landing gear.

The plane landed safely and no injuries were reported.

The aircraft was taken for examination.


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Small Plane Returns to Van Nuys Airport

A private Learjet aircraft had to return to Van Nuys Airport, Los Angeles, California, shortly after it took off on the morning of November 3.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Ian Gregor, the pilot was forced to return after a gear indicator turned on.

The plane circled over the airport before it safely landed before 8 a.m. No one was injured.

The plane is registered to Glenbrook Capital Logistics of Wilmington, Delaware.


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Air Canada Flight Returns to Toronto Pearson International Airport

Air CanadaAir Canada flight AC015 had to return and make an emergency landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario, Canada, at 11:30 a.m. on November 3.

The Boeing 777, heading to Hong Kong, was returned after a cargo door indicator light turned on.

The plane landed safely and none of the 349 passengers aboard was hurt.

The passengers were shifted to another aircraft which took them to their destination


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Bond Super Puma Helicopter Makes Precautionary Landing

A Super Puma helicopter, carrying 18 passengers and 2 crew members, made a precautionary landing on British Petroleum’s North Sea Platform in UK on October 29.

The chopper was heading to the Forties Unity facility of British Petroleum when a rotor alert prompted it to land at the nearby Forties Charlie platform.

The landing remained uneventful and no injuries were reported.

A Bond spokesperson said after the incident, “A technical issue was reported on an EC225 aircraft. As a routine precautionary measure the aircraft landed on the nearby Forties Charlie platform, where it will be examined by engineers.”

Bond released a statement after examination, saying, “As suspected this was an issue with the indicator, not the helicopter. It is now fully cleared for flight and completely airworthy and en route back to Aberdeen.”

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