United Airlines flight UA-2192 made an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on May 29th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane flying from Tampa, Florida, was on final approach to Chicago when the crew declared an emergency due to issues with flaps and slats.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1005 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Antonio, Texas, on September 24th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Baltimore, Maryland, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A plane carrying New York Mets’ team made an emergency landing in Detroit, Michigan, on the night of July 2.
The flight, en-route from New York to Los Angeles, was landed in emergency after Howie Rose, the radio play-by-play broadcaster, fell sick on-board.
Rose was taken to a hospital in Detroit while the flight continued to Los Angeles after delay of an hour.
Copa Airlines flight CM-106 suffered a hydraulic leak on landing at Augusto C. Sandino International Airport in Managua, Nicaragua, on March 23rd.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-700 plane was coming from Panama City, Panama.
The plane became disabled on the runway. All one hundred and twenty-one passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
What: United Boeing 767-300 en route from London to Chicago
Where: Heathrow
When: Aug 27 2012
Why: While en route, the jet developed engine problems. The engine was shut down, and the flight returned to London where pilots made a fast landing.
Travel.aol.co.uk and www.dailymail.co.uk reported that “Chicago-bound plane had to be sprayed with water by firemen to cool the engine” but we tend to believe the fast landing/hot brakes angle. (Thank you Anonymous)
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from San Diego to Atlanta
Where: Phoenix
When: May 23rd 2012
Who: 179 passengers
Why: After taking off, the Delta flight developed unspecified engine problems.
Pilots shut down the affected engine due to “mechanical problems” and diverted to Sky Harbor Airport where they made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.
The flight landed 45 minutes after American Airlines Flight 510 (at 2:30) returned to Phoenix for a warning indication.
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What: Qantas Airbus A380-800 en route from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles CA
Where: Sydney
When: Nov 6th 2009
Who: 329 passengers
Why: The flight taxied out for departure but returned to the gate twice, and after eventually departing, two hours later the fuel pump failed. The plane returned to Sydney. Even the return to Sydney was delayed for another hour by bad weather.
