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What: Pantanal Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 en route from Sao Paulo to Juiz de Fora Brazil
Where: Congonhas
When: Dec 8th 2009
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff, the flight returned to the airport, after developing smoke in the cabin. The plane landed safely.
Maintenance traced the smoke to faulty lighting.
Allegiant Air flight G4-1878 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Asheville, North Carolina, on May 6th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed on-board.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventeen passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Loganair flight BE-6939 made an emergency landing at Sumburgh Airport in Shetland, Scotland, on March 9th.
The plane was flying from Kirkwall, Scotland, when the first officer became unwell, prompting the crew to declare an emergency.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The first officer was rushed to hospital.
JetBlue flight B6-1052 made an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Tampa, Florida, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing in Flagler Beach, Florida, on August 20th.
The 1968 Mooney plane caught fire after landing on the State Road 100 bridge.
There were two people aboard at the time; both of them remained uninjured.
The FAA is investigating.
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What: Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 en route from Hong Kong to Toronto,ON
Where: Taipei
When: Mar 15th 2012
Who: 275 passengers
Why: While en route, the left engine developed problems and had to be shut down. Pilots returned to Hong Kong where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided.
Aeroflot flight SU-2342 made an emergency landing in Kaliningrad, Russia, on May 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Moscow, Russia, to Hanover, Germany, was diverted after a passenger observed fuel leaking from a wing.
The plane landed safely. There were 154 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
