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What: Saudi Arabian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90 en route from Dammam (Saudi Arabia) to Cairo
Where: Tabuk
When: Dec 18th 2009
Who: 119 passengers
Why: Less than an hour and a half into the flight, the right engine developed an oil problem. The crew shut down the engine. The flight diverted to Tabuk and made a safe landing. A replacement flight was provided.
After suffering smoke in the cabin, an Embraer ERJ-145 ExpressJet en route from O’Hare to Ottowa returned to O’Hare.
Pilots made a safe landing at 6:15 pm.
Thirty-eight passengers disembarked safely in Chicago. One was hospitalized at Resurrection Medical Center for breathing problems. The rest of the passengers were provided an alternative flight to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Lufthansa flight LH-608 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus, on July 20th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Munich, Germany, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, had to divert due to an unusual odor in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All 186 passengers remained unhurt.
What: FedEx cargo Airbus A310 en route from Memphis to Reno
Where: Sacramento International Airport
When: December 23, 2010
Who: 4 crew
Why: While en route, the plane ran low on fuel and diverted to Sacramento, landing with emergency crews on standby. There was no damage, and no injuries.
United Airways flight 4H-585 had to make an emergency landing at Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur, India, on August 7th.
The Bangladeshi carrier’s McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, en-route from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Muscat, Oman, was forced to make an emergency landing due to engine failure.
The plane with 173 people aboard landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
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: Tomsk Avia Antonov AN-24 en route from Novosibirsk Tolmachevo to Strzhewoi
Where: Strzhewoi, Russia
When: Aug 17th 2009
Who: 37 passengers and 3 crew
Why: On final approach to Strzhewoi, the left engine failed. The plane landed safely with no reported injuries.
