Alaska Airlines flight AS-892 had to return and make an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for San Diego, California, but had to turn back after an unusual odor in the aft cabin caused nausea and headache to four crew members.
The plane landed back uneventfully. The affected crew members were taken to a hospital.
A small plane crashed in Lake Worth, Florida, on September 9th.
The plane, carrying two people, was flying from Key West, Florida, when it crashed in John Prince Park.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
What: Air New Zealand Boeing 767 en route from Honolulu to Auckland
Where: Auckland
When: August 5, 2012
Who: 230 passengers
Why: When the landing gear light (which should indicate landing gear are in place) did not come on during approach, the pilot told Auckland ATC, and performed a flyby confirming the gear were down. The pilot went on to make a safe landing.
During an early inspection of the 787 in Takamatsu by Japanese officials, the battery’s electrolyte had leaked from the lithium-ion battery.
The charred insides of the battery show the battery received voltage in excess of its design limits.
In October 2011, the FAA issued an emergency order requiring lithium ion batteries in 42 Cessna Citation CJ4 to be replaced with nickel-cadmium or lead-acid batteries, after a connection with a ground power station led to overcharging and a fire.
Wait…was this human error and not battery error? Or a combination of both?
What: Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Grand Forks to Las Vegas
Where: Grand Forks
When: Oct 7th 2010
Who: 152 aboard
Why: Not long after takeoff, fire detectors went off aboard the flight. The crew entered a holding pattern over Grand Forks, then made a safe landing about half an hour after takeoff.
Japan Airlines flight JL-646 ran into severe turbulence while heading to Tokyo, Japan, on November 10th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was flying from Kagoshima, Japan, when it encountered turbulence that injured a flight attendant.
The plane continued for safe landing.
Japan’s TSB confirmed that the flight attendant sustained a serious injury due to turbulence.
The airplane touched down and went off the side of the runway, and stopped in soft turf.
Passengers disembarked via emergency slides directly on to the runway.
The landing occurred under wet conditions.
