Air Nelson flight NA-8117 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Auckland Airport, Auckland, New Zealand, on July 9th.
The De Havilland Dash 8-300 had taken off for Palmerston North, New Zealand, when its left hand engine failed, prompting the crew to return.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
The flight was cancelled and passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
<What: Air China Airbus A330-200 en route from Sanya to Beijing
Where: Sanya
When: Jan 8th 2012
Who: not available
Why: After a faulty cargo door refused to close and held up the flight for two hours, once the flight was in the air, the door emitted an unsafe indication.
The flight returned safely to Sanya and made a safe landing. The door problem was reported as a false indication.
Delta Airlines flight DL-283 had to divert and make a safe landing at Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan, on February 21.
The Boeing 767-300 en-route from Narita, Japan, to Bangkok, Thailand, was mid-air when the crew reported low pressure of oxygen in the supply system, causing the plane to divert.
The plane landed safely.
All 237 people on board remained safe.
Malindo Air flight OD-163 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
JetBlue Airways flight B6-369 made an emergency landing in Bermuda on August 14th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
A Cessna 172SP plane made an emergency landing in a field along 41st Street and Lynn Lane in east Tulsa, Oklahoma, on January 11.
The pilot decided to make an emergency landing after the plane, that took off from Jones Riverside Airport, developed an engine problem. According to Terry Maurer with the Tulsa Police Department, the pilot first thought of landing at Harvey Young Airport but it is surrounded by a residential area and “he didn’t want to try and land a disabled plane around a residential area.”
The plane landed safely. The pilot Zach Prewitt, who is a flight instructor at the Christiansen Flight School, Jones Airport, remained uninjured.
The FAA is investigating.
An American Eagle flight made an emergency landing at Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, Kansas, on March 7th.
The Embraer jet, heading from Grand Island, Nebraska, to Dallas, Texas, had to be diverted after a smoke detector went off in the baggage compartment.
The plane landed safely. All 55 people on-board remained unhurt.
No evidence of fire was found upon inspection.
