Shaheen Air flight NL-902D made an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on January 8th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Manchester, England, was descending toward Lahore when the crew declared an emergency due to an engine fire indication.
The crew had activated the fire suppression system before the plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
S7 Airlines flight S7-3051 had to return and make an emergency landing in Novosibirsk, Russia, on December 24th.
The plane took off for Nizhnevartovsk, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All sixty-seven passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800 en route from Sydney to Dubai
Where: Sydney
Who: 380 aboard
When: Nov 11, 2012
Why: After takeoff, one engine on the Emirates Airlines Sydney-Dubai flight developed a problem and was shut down. Passengers reported hearing a bang and saw flames from the engine. We do not know if it was a bird strike.
Pilots dumped fuel, returned to Sydney and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided alternative flights.
What: U.S. Airways Airbus A330 en route from Philadelphia to Tel Aviv
Where: Greater Moncton International Airport
When: Oct 2, 2012
Who: 233 passengers
Why: When the cabin filled with smoke from an overheated oven, pilots diverted the flight to Greater Moncton International Airport at 3:00 a.m.
A replacement flight returned passengers to Philadelphia, where they were able to chose from several replacement options.
The Moncton runway wasn’t long enough to allow an A330 fully loaded and fueled for Tel Aviv to take off.
Allegiant Air flight 501 continued for a safe landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 30.
The aircraft, en-route from Indianapolis to Las Vegas was reported to have an issue with the right hand engine. The crew shut off the engine and continued for a safe landing.
The plane landed successfully.
All 206 passengers and 6 crew members onboard remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-9554 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on July 29th.
The plane took off for Chicago, Illinois, but shredded some tires during departure.
The plane subsequently landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4187 had to make an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 30th.
The plane, heading from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after the crew reported an unusual odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 133 people aboard remained unhurt.
Mechanics found that a small loose hose was the source of odor.
