Finnair flight AY-348 made an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on October 1st.
The plane flying from Joensuu, Finland, was descending toward Helsinki when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a technical failure.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Tahiti flight VT-933 made an emergency landing in Papeete, French Polynesia, on June 5th.
The plane was flying from Tubuai, French Polynesia, when the crew received an overheat indication for one of the engines and needed to shut it down.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Silk Way Airlines flight ZP-4953 made an emergency landing in Bratislava, Slovakia, on April 4th.
The plane was climbing out of Bratislava when the crew reported a bird strike and decided to return.
The plane burned off excess fuel before landing back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
SAS flight SK-945 made an emergency landing at Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, on October 12.
The Airbus 330 plane, heading from Stockholm, Sweden to Chicago, USA, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in cabin. According to an airline spokesperson, “There was a smell of smoke in the cabin, which is believed to have been caused by a short-circuited coffee maker.”
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 146 passengers and 10 crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight 1320 returned and made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on March 17.
The plane, carrying 126 passengers and 7 crew members, departed for St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, shortly before 9 a.m. Authorities said it was airborne for about 10 minutes before a flock of geese hit it. The pilot then declared an emergency and landed back uneventfully. No one was injured.
The aircraft was taken out of service. The airline arranged an alternate plane for the passengers.
The FAA is investigating.
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What: Sunexpress Boeing 737-800 en route from Antalya to Dusseldorf
Where: Dusseldorf
When: Oct 28th 2011
Why: Coming in to Dusseldorf, the crew discovered a flaps problem on the 737.
They aborted the initial approach and circled while they attempted correction.
They made a fast landing on the second attempt.
The outgoing flight was detained a couple of hours as repairs were performed on the flight.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-661 crashed in Havelian, near Abbottabad, Pakistan, at around 4:45 pm on December 7.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-500 flying from Chitral to Islamabad, Pakistan, crashed due to the failure of its left engine. The plane had lost control with the radar shortly before it hit the ground.
The wreckage caught fire right after the crash.
There were 42 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time. All of them were killed.
The black boxes have been recovered and handed over to Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The investigation is underway.
