SilkAir flight MI-701 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on January 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Singapore but had to turn back after the crew noticed a crack in the windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight 6077, which took off from Port Columbus International Airport, Ohio at 5:35 p.m., had to make an emergency landing at JFK Airport’s Runway 22L at 6:55p.m. on June 3.
It was learned after landing that the shreds of the tire came off during the take-off. The pilot, not being sure of what happened, decided to make an emergency landing.
The Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft, being operated by Chautauqua Airlines, had 47 people on board.
The plane was inspected by the Port Authority Police Aircraft Fire Rescue Unit, who discovered the damage.
Delta Air Lines flight 1086 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Baltimore–Washington International Airport, Maryland, Washington, at around 10:30 A.M. on September 30.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft, flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to New York, had to be landed in emergency after some issue with one of its engines.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 109 passengers aboard remained safe.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Marco Wolf
What: Malev Hungarian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Budapest to Zurich
Where: Budapest
When: Jan 12th 2010
Who: 62 passengers and 4 crew
Why: After takeoff from Budapest, the plane developed pressurization issues. The plane returned to Budapest and after circling to burn off fuel to avoid an overweight landing, made a safe landing.
Aeroflot flight SU-1513 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Koltsovo Airport in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on October 21st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Surgut International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke emanating from a galley.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Peach Aviation flight MM-131 made an emergency landing in Sendai, Japan, on June 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Kansai International Airport, Japan, was descending toward Sendai when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty people aboard remained unharmed.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Manuel Fernandez
What: Air Transat Airbus A330-300 en route from Toronto to Dublin
Where: Toronto
When: Jul 15th 2011
Who: 314 passengers
Why: During takeoff, a tire was damaged. The tire caused damage to several parts of the plane, which initially had been attributed to a bird strike. Tire debris (tread) was found on the runway.
The flight continued to Dublin, where the plane made a safe landing on a tire which had lost tread. On inspection, it was found that a wing panel and a landing gear door needed repair, having been damaged on takeoff by tread.
A replacement flight was sent to Dublin to make the return flight.
