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Contact photographer Ruud Brinks
What: Iran Air Airbus A300-600 en route from Stockholm to Tehran
Where: Stockholm
When: Jan 16th 2010
Who: 173 aboard
Why: After starting the takeoff run, the left engine suffered an engine surge, causing the low speed veer to the left. Officially reported as While lining up for takeoff, the airplane went off the runway.
A Reuters release announces that the relatives of passengers killed in an Air France crash off Brazil have filed nearly two dozen wrongful death lawsuits against Airbus, alleging that aircraft maker’s A330 crashed because of flaws in the plane and its U.S.-made components.
The search for the black boxes is supposed to be continuing now that investigators have decided on the likeliest location where they may be found. The plane originally went down 680 miles off the coast of Brazil, but in the past ten months since the tragedy, water currents dispersing the wreckage will have made the search more difficult.
An Airbus Americas spokesman has said they “will be moving to have (the lawsuit) dismissed.”
Lawyers from the Miami-based firm Podhurst Orseck has not yet responded to Airbus statements.
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Contact photographer Steffen Conzelmann
What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 en route from Vilnius (Lithuania) to Copenhagen
Where: Vilnius
When: Jan 25th 2012
Why: On takeoff, the pilot and copilot had airspeed indications which did not agree.
The pilots rejected takeoff.
Some time after the flight was cancelled, the plane was ferried to Copenhagen for repair.
What: ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-300 en route from London to Tokyo
Where: en route (halfway)
When: Jul 20th 2010
Who: 249 passengers and 17 crew
Why: While en route, about halfway to their destination, the pilot detected one engine burning fuel faster. The crew d to continued on to Tokyo, eventually shutting down the left engine prior to making a safe landing.
Maintenance did discover a fuel pipe leak.
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Contact photographer Frank Robitaille
What: Delta/Comair Canadair CRJ-100 en route from New York City to Buffalo
Where: Buffalo Niagara International Airport
When: Mar 14th 2010 11:45 a.m.
Who: 53 passengers
Why: While en route ten minutes before landing, the flight crew reported their left engine anti-ice system had developed a problem. They landed safely.
Is “anti-ice” system a synonym for pitot tubes? If so, please note that this non-fly-by-wire plane managed to land safely in spite of whatever problems developed.
What: Vueling Airbus A320-200 en route from Malaga to Amsterdam
Where: Amsterdam
When: Aug 29 2012
Who: 183 passengers
Why: While en route, the pilots of the Vueling Airbus lost contact with Dutch ATC.
The lack of communication led the Airbus to be escorted by F16s to “establish visual contact with the crew.”
On landing at Schiphol, the plane was isolated more than a mile from the terminal, with medical and security teams on hand, and a bus to transport passengers to the airport. Schiphol had already been evacuated after a World War II bomb which had been uncovered was scheduled for removal.
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Contact photographer Michael Carter
What: FedEx McDonnell Douglas MD-11F en route from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China to Tokyo-Narita Airport, Japan
Where: Crash occurred on the runway Tokyo-Narita Airport, Japan
When: 23 MAR 2009 06:48
Who: 2 crew members aboard, both fatalities
Why: The plane landed in high winds, bounced on to the nosewheel, banked left and when the left wing, hit the runway, a fire ensued.
News Footage includes audio of Bob Francis, former NTSB VC
