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What: Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300 en route from Sudbury to Toronto
Where: Toronto
When: Dec 16th 2009
Who: 53 on board
Why: On final approach, the plane developed hydraulics issues. Low hydraulic pressure was indicated in the no.2 hydraulic system. An emergency was declared, and the plane landed safely under emergency conditions.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-411 suffered a bird strike near Tampa International Airport, Florida, on November 15th.
The incident happened shortly after the Boeing 737-800 plane departed Tampa International Airport for Buffalo, New York.
The crew decided to continue the flight to Buffalo, where the plane landed safely.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jetstar Airways flight JQ-731 had to return and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on April 11th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Launceston, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-three people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Air Transat Airbus A310-300, registration C-GTSD en route from Panama City Panama to Montreal,QC Canada
Where: Montreal, QC Runway 06L
When: Mar 23rd 2009
Why: The crew reported an unsafe gear indication on approach, and initiated a go-around. They managed to lower and lock the gear but then nose gear steering was unavailable. They landed safely and had to be towed away, blocking the runway for fifteen minutes.
A British Airways flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at St. John’s International Airport, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, on October 13th.
The Boeing 777 was en-route from London to Tampa, Florida, when the crew reported medical emergency aboard.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The passenger was taken for treatment.
A King Air plane made an emergency landing at Chadron Municipal Airport, Nebraska, at around 8:10 p.m. on November 17.
The aircraft landed in a wheat field near Runway 29, after both its engines lost power.
No one was injured in the incident.
The NTSB and the FAA were informed.
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What: Continental owned 757 being delivered to Hong Kong for maintenance
Where: Guam International Airport
When: Jan 17, 2010
Who: 4 crew
Why: Shortly after takeoff, the plane made a noise like a backfire and the left engine failed. The plane was witnessed to fly over Barrigada, bank north over Tumon, fly out over the Philippine Sea before returning to the airport to make a safe landing.
Continental seems to be planning to use the 757 in an upcoming regular route to Hong Kong.
One wonders if the 757 is not a Hong Kong regular, why 757 maintenance is being ferried there.
Airport firefighters responded at 7 am.
