A TransAsia Airways plane, performing flight GE505, had to land with only one engine at Magong Airport, Penghu County, Taiwan, on September 8.
The pilot of the ATR 72-500 aircraft, en-route from Taipei Songshan to Magong, had to shut the right engine down after he detected an oil leak.
The plane landed safely.
There were 22 passengers and 4 crew members onboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-689 made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on December 26th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Munich, Germany, was diverted after electrical smoke was noticed in aft galley.
The plane landed uneventfully. All eighty-one people aboard remained safe.
Binter Canarias Airlines flight NT-1K had to divert and make an emergency landing in Gran Canaria, Spain, on October 18th.
The plane was heading from Valverde to Tenerife, Spain, when the crew decided to divert due to an issue with landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: British Airways Boeing 747-400 en route from Mumbai to London
Where: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
When: Thursday Oct 1 2009
Who: 207 passengers
Why: Half an hour after takeoff, the fire alarm went off in the cockpit. The plane immediately returned to the airport, landing an hour after takeoff. Passengers debarked safely.
The only heat maintenance found was hot brakes.
JetBlue flight B6-218 made an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on July 26th.
The plane heading from Charlotte, North Carolina, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
SpiceJet flight SG-1004 had to return and make an emergency landing in Vijayawada, India, on April 24th.
The plane took off for Hyderabad, India, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back safely. All 75 people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute twin engine Cessna 304 en route from Chehalis to Lewiston Idaho
Where: Packwood/Morton area, Southwest Washington
When: October 25, 2010
Who: pilot and 2 passengers
Why: A pilot en route to Lewiston Idaho told ATC that one of his engines was down. He reported he was diverting to Chehalis but transmission stopped. Radar contact was lost at 7:44 am
A search is being conducted by a navy helicopter and a jet ranger. There is a weak beacon signal indicating the location.
