Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Lino Borges
What: SATA International Airbus A310-300 en route from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada
Where: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
When: Nov 6th 2009
Who: not available
Why: The Airbus had a normal flight but a hard landing at Ponta Delgada. Passengers debarked and took an alternative Airbus to the final (Boston) leg of the trip.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Jim Groom
What: Thomas Cook Boeing 757-200 en route from Turin to Birmingham International
Where: Turin
When: Feb 21 2010
Who: 231 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed a fuel leak, substantial enough for passengers to see it pouring out of a wing. Although the captain announced a possible bird strike, a fuel leak had been detected in the plane in an earlier flight. The flight had to turn back, and circled Turin for half an hour before making an applause-filled landing.
The fuel leak was judged to be a bad valve, which was replaced prior to being ferried back to Birmingham.
One wonders if the ferry flight was actually the incident involved here:
https://airflightdisaster.com/?p=8707
Japan airways registration JA623J. The incident occurred on JA624A
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer ciel
What: ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300 en route from Singapore to Tokyo
Where: South China Sea
When: Oct 9th 2011
Who: 176 passengers and 10 crew
Why: During breakfast, the flight encountered turbulence which injured five aboard. Those injured included three of the crew.
Wake turbulence has been suggested. If so, details will show up in the investigation.
The flight made a safe landing in Tokyo.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Jerome Zbinden
What: Easyjet Airbus A319-100 en route from London to Tallinn
Where: Hamburg
When: Nov 12th 2009
Who: 128 passengers,
Why: While en route, the plane developed a fuel leak and diverted to Hamburg Germany.
After landing, maintenance determined that there was no fuel leak, just a faulty fuel gauge.
Passengers were supplied with alternative transportation.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Joel Vogt
What: Continental Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Newark to Lisbon
Where: west of the Azores
When: Feb 27th 2010
Why: While en route, after experiencing unreliable airspeed and losing communication (briefly), the flight again made radio contact and diverted to Lajes on Terceira Island. With partial avionic functions, and no autopilot, they made a safe landing.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Frank Robitaille
What: Air Canada Airbus A319-100, registration C-FYNS en route from Liberia Costa Rica to Toronto,ON
Where: Juan Santamaria International Airport in Costa Rica’s capital city San Jose
When: Mar 19th 2009
Why: During takeoff from Liberia, the plane experienced generator failure in its left hand engine. The plane landed safely.
