Aer Lingus flight 110 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on September 28.
The Boeing 757 that took off for Shannon airport, Ireland, was diverted after the pilot reported landing gear door problems, hydraulic failure, and no flaps.
Fire was sparked in the left rear brakes as the plane touched the runway. Emergency responders immediately extinguished the fire and all 104 passengers were transported back to the terminal safely.
On January 27, 2013, a Med View flight was en route from Lagos to Abuja when it developed sudden problems in one engine. Passengers panicked when they heard a boom at 12:30, and the plane began to fly unsteadily.
73 passengers were aboard the twelve o’clock flight that had started fifteen minutes late at Murtala Muhammed Airport.
Pilots shut down the affected engine and made a safe return to Lagos with emergency services on standby.
Apparently pilot and crew made no announcements, but they did handle the emergency and get the plane down safely.
Passengers were provided an alternative flight to Abuja on a 737.
On May 21, 2013, a Lufthansa Bombardier CRJ took off at 6 a. m. from Katowice Poland and developed an engine problem. Pilots returned to Katowice and made a safe landing reportedly with an engine fire. The affected engine was shut down.
The plane landed at approximately 7 with about an hour spent in the air. All traffic throughout the airport was stopped at the time.
The fire brigade was ready and the medical responders were immediately on the scene but no injuries were reported. After the plane landed safely, the 63 passengers and four crew were evacuated.
Passengers were provided alternative flights.
Aerolineas Argentinas Airlines flight AR-1301 had to reject take off from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on February 9th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Buenos Aires, Argentina, when the crew rejected take-off due to an engine stall.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter made an emergency landing in an empty parking lot near Silver Strand State Beach in Coronado, California, on August 8th.
Authorities said the crew decided to land as a precaution after a warning light in the cockpit came on.
The helicopter landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF2 had to divert and make an unscheduled landing at Perth International airport, Western Australia, on August 31.
According to the airline, “While travelling to Sydney from Dubai, the pilots received an indication that there was a technical issue with the aircraft so they diverted to Perth to have the issue repaired by our engineering team before continuing on to Sydney…There was a technical issue with one of the fuel pumps. There was no emergency landing.”
The 484-seater A380 jet landed safely and everyone aboard remained unhurt.
British Airways flight BA-143 diverted and made an emergency landing at the runway of Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on September 4.
The Boeing 777-200, flying from Heathrow Airport, England, to Dehli, India, had to be diverted after the crew noticed fumes in cabin.
The plane landed safely and no injuries were reported.
The incident was being investigated.
