On August 3rd, a United Airlines Boeing 747-400 was en route to Sydney, Australia when it made an emergency landing in San Francisco International Airport Saturday night.
An emergency was declared on 863 after taking off at 10:45 p.m.
One of the engines was shut down.
The plane turned around, dumped fuel and made a safe landing at San Francisco International Airport with emergency services standing by.
Korean Air flight KE-718’s both nose tyres deflated after landing at Jeju International Airport, Jeju City, South Korea, on July 29th.
The Boeing 737-900 flying from Tokyo, Japan, had landed on Jeju’s runway when the incident occurred.
All 148 passengers onboard disembarked safely.
The aircraft is still on the ground since the occurrence.
A maintenance crew observed a Japan Air Lines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at Tokyo-Narita Airport with white smoke coming from the lithium-ion batteries when one of eight cells started leaking. The euphemism used by the media was “venting gas.” No passengers were aboard and the plane was parked undergoing maintenance when it occurred but 158 passengers scheduled to fly on it were provided a different plane.
Press Release
The National Transportation Safety Board will participate in the investigation of a smoke event involving the main battery of a Japan Airlines B-787 that occurred while the aircraft was parked at Tokyo’s Narita Airport on Jan. 14.
The investigation is being led by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau. NTSB aircraft systems investigator Mike Bauer will travel to Japan to assist with the investigation.
Singapore Airlines Flight SQ391 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 17.
The Boeing 777-200 was heading from Istanbul to Singapore when several storks hit it, forcing the pilot to declare emergency.
The plane landed safely and all 255 passengers and 14 crew members remained unharmed.
The plane was taken for repair while the airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
United Airlines flight UA-2 made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, on November 28th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane was heading from Singapore to San Francisco, California, when it encountered turbulence twice, causing injuries to two crew members.
The crew subsequent diverted to Narita International Airport.
The plane landed safely. The injured were taken to a hospital.
American Airlines flight AA-2428 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 10.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-83, flying from Raleigh–Durham International Airport, Morrisville, North Carolina, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, had to divert due to an issue with one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
On Jan 28, 2013, American Airlines Boeing 767 Flight 233 with 198 passengers and a crew of 13 was en route from Miami to Brazil when it developed an electrical odor in the cockpit.
The pilots diverted to Puerto Rico and made a safe landing in San Juan at 5:08 p.m.
The plane is to remain there overnight for inspection, and on the 29th, take the crew and passengers on to Sao Paolo.
Hotel accommodations were provided for passengers.
