LATAM Airlines Brasil flight JJ-3067 had to make an emergency landing in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 3rd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Recife, Brazil, was descending toward Brasilia when the crew declared an emergency due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
American Airlines flight 2293 returned to San Francisco International Airport for making an emergency landing at about 2:15 p.m. on October 13.
The Boeing 757 was on its way from San Francisco to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport when the passengers noticed that the cabin wall was starting to tear apart. According to a passenger James Wilson, “It was the whole Row 14 on all sides, from the floor to the ceiling…It sounded like it was popping and banging so loud at first I thought stuff was coming out of the overhead compartments.”
American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller said that the flight was turned back due to a possible blown air duct. “When they realised those panels came loose, the captain decided it was best to return to San Francisco and landed the plane there safely,” he said.
He also confirmed that all 184 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
The incident is under investigation.
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What: United Airlines A-319 en route from Rochester to Chicago
Where: Chicago
When: Mar 5 2010
Who: 120 passengers and five crew
Why: Less than an hour after takeoff, smoke was detected in the airbus lavoratory. The flight returned to Buffalo and made a safe landing. The source of the smoke was reported as an auxiliary power unit and also a water pump that started a fire which a flight attendant put out.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-515 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on September 11th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with an engine fuel control computer.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-five passengers remained unharmed.
A helicopter made an emergency landing in a parking lot in Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on October 14.
The aircraft was heading from O’Hare International Airport to Peoria, Illinois, when the pilot noticed oil leak and decided to land in parking lot of a Menard’s.
The helicopter landed safely. The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unhurt.
The aircraft is registered to Rotor Holdings LLC, of Hampton, New Hampshire.
A Tio Taxi Aereo Embraer EMB-810C Seneca II en route from São Paulo Olivenza to Tefé to Manaus-Aeroclube de Flores was flying a cargo of money when the pilot had difficulties and attempted to land on Avenue Nilton Lins, but crashed in the Eletrobrás parking lot with sixty cars of which 20 were destroyed. The cargo went up in smoke.
Institute of Municipal Engineering and Traffic Authority of Manaus and the fire department were on the scene. Regional Service Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Seripa) expects to provide a report within 30 to sixty days.
The pilot, Iran Rolim, co-pilot Bill Pacheco and two passengers were hospitalized. One pf the passengers was named as Roberto do Santos. The maintenance engineer of Tio Táxi Aéreo, Amarildo Furtado da Silva provided details to news services.
Air Berlin flight AB-7024 had to return for an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on August 27th.
The plane took off for Havana, Cuba, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
