What: Alitalia McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Rome to Lamezia
Where: Catanzaro Italy
When: Jun 13 2010
Who: 129 passengers
Why: While landing presumably at high speed, a left tire burst. No injuries were reported, and the plane continued to the gate as usual.
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What: Singapore Airlines Airbus A340-500 en route from Singapore to Newark,NJ
Where: Singapore
When: Oct 4 2010
Who: 81 passengers
Why: On taking off from Singapore, the plane lost a wheel.
The plane’s sensors indicated the loss. The flight, however, continued to Newark and made a successful landing.
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Delta Air Lines flight 1086 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Baltimore–Washington International Airport, Maryland, Washington, at around 10:30 A.M. on September 30.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft, flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to New York, had to be landed in emergency after some issue with one of its engines.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 109 passengers aboard remained safe.
Alitalia Tailstrike (or not)
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What: Alitalia Boeing 767-300 en route from New York JFK to Rome
Where: New York
When: Jan 15th 2010
Who: 180 passengers
Why: On take off, the Boeing apparently had a tail strike, but not one hard enough to damage the tail skid. The crew performed checks, but then decided to dump fuel and land. After circling, the flight landed safely approx. an hour and a half after initial takeoff. After two hours, the same aircraft took off again for Rome.
Berlin: Scandinavian Airlines MD-82 Falling Parts
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What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Pristina Kosovo to Copenhagen
Where: Berlin
When: Apr 3rd 2010
Who: 89 passengers and 5 crew
Why: After takeoff from Kosovo, a part fell from the engine. the crew diverted to Berlin and made a safe landing.
British Airways Flight Diverts to Venice
British Airways flight BA-2679 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Venice, Italy, on April 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 was heading from Dubrovnik, Croatia, to Gatwick Airport, England, when the crew requested an emergency landing due to a cabin fire indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 140 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.