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What: Alitalia Airbus A320-200 en route from Bucharest Romania to Rome
Where: Bucharest
When: Jul 31st 2010
Who: 92 passengers
Why: The Alitalia Airbus rejected takeoff after one engine ingested a hawk. The plane returned to the gate and after passengers disembarked, they were provided accommodations until the replacement flight takes off tomorrow.
What: Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Dubai to Kochi India
Where: Bangalore
When: Apr 25th 2010
Who: 350 passengers and 14 crew
Why: Prior to landing at Kochi, the plane encountered severe turbulence which resulted in 20 people being hospitalized. At the time of the turbulence, baggage fell from overhead hatches, and those not belted slammed upward. The flight landed at Kochi and was removed from service for ten hours. All injuries were minor.
Two theories have been presented involving the turbulence. Meteorologists speculate that “the aircraft could have flown into an air pocket.”
Another theory is that “…World Area Forecast centre wind/temperature charts did not reveal thunderstorm cloudd, but it showed a slight wind shear condition off the coast of Mangalore. At 35,000 feet, the chart shows strong westerly wind with a speed of 60 kts dropping to 25-30 kts. It’s one of the indicators of clear air turbulence (CAT).’’
There are reports that say the plane suffered some damage after dropping from 20,000 to 5,000 feet.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-761 suffered a bird strike near Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, on January 17th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-900 plane was departing for Seattle, Washington.
The plane continued to Seattle and made an uneventful landing.
IndiGo flight 6E-3326 made an emergency landing in Chennai, India, on September 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Kolkata, India, was on approach to Chennai when the crew noticed a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On July 1, 2013, a TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320 en route from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro with 153 aboard made a landing at Rio.
While navigating the runway, the plane ran off the runway and became mired.
The Airbus A320-200 landed on Rio de Janeiro Galeao Airport’s runway 28 and veered off the runway.
An investigation is underway. No injuries were reported.
What: Air India Airbus A320-200 en route from Delhi to Patna
Where: Patna
When: Oct 26 2010
Why: A runway inspection indicated a runway inspection at Delhi indicated debris on the runway, and that on takeoff, several runway edge lights had been destroyed, presumably from the takeoff of the Air India Airbus A320-200. The runway had to be closed for repairs.
On landing at Patna, a tire burst on the Airbus. It is presumed that the runway edge lights may have caused some preliminary damage to the tires.
*Note to pilot: repeat 3 x: runway lights are not speed bumps.
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What: Spanair Airbus A321-200 en route from Las Palmas to Madrid
Where: Las Palmas
When: Aug 19 2010
Who: 194 people on board
Why: After take off, the flight was underway when the engine made a big bang, and an engine began sparking. The pilot shut down the engine and returned to Las Palmas where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided.
It was good to hear the Spanair jet made it back to Las Palmas safely. I could not help but be reminded of Spanair flight JK 5022, which crashed with 172 aboard.
Although the CIAIAC, the Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents Investigation Commission, published their opinion on 6 October 2010, the final conclusion did not discuss why the alarm did not go off for its abnormal takeoff configuration, why one thrust reverser was deployed and other abnormal and/or pre-existing abnormalities. A cause of that incident may have been Trojans in Spanair’s central computer. La computadora no operaba correctamente por unos programas ‘troyanos’.
For the 194 aboard the Las Palmas flight, they at least had a safe landing. Not so for the 172 victims of Spanair flight JK 5022.