What: Allegiant McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Youngstown to Orlando
Where: Pittsburgh
When: May 26 2011
Who: 142 passengers and 5 crew
Why: While en route, the right engine was running hot and low on oil. They shut down the engine and diverted to Pittsburgh where they made a safe landing. Maintenance examined the leaky engine.
A replacement jet was flown in.
Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance!
American Airlines flight AA-5559 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Selma, Alabama, on June 21st.
The plane heading from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, was diverted after burning smell was noticed in the cabin and cockpit.
The plane landed safely. There were sixty-five passengers aboard at the time; two of them were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Angara Airlines flight IK-9788 had to return and make an emergency landing at Talakan Airport, Russia, on September 30th.
The plane took off for Irkutsk, Russia, but had to turn back after one of the engines started emitting flames.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-604 had to return and make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 26th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to turn back after one of the engines caught fire.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and ten people aboard remained safe.
A small plane crashed in a field near 101st Street and 86th Court in Palos Hills, Illinois, at around 10:40 p.m. on October 12.
The Lawrence, Kansas-bound 2000 twin-engine Beechcraft Baron Aircraft took off from Chicago Midway International Airport and went down shortly afterwards.
Three people were killed in the accident. Stormont-Vail HealthCare, based in Topeka, Kansas, said that 2 of the victims were serving at its facility. They identified them as Tausif Rehman, 34, a neurosurgeon and Ali A. Kanchwala, 36, a pulmonologist. The third victim was Maria Javaid, 37, who was the wife of Kanchwala and an interventional cardiologist at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City.
The NTSB is leading the investigation.
A Lufthansa jet had to divert and make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, on January 25.
The Airbus A380, flying from Houston, Texas, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted after a passenger fell sick on-board.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The passenger was rushed to the hospital while the plane resumed its journey.
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What: American Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from New York to Paris
Where: Halifax /Bangor
When: Dec 30th 2009
Who: 180 passengers
Why: While en route, the discharge from a toilet water leak froze into a block of ice on the fuselage. It broke off and was sucked into the right engine, causing a big bang, which the passengers heard, and causing subsequent engine vibration and a probable oil leak.
The pilot requested to divert first to Gander, then to Bangor Maine. They landed safely, with no injuries, although 7000 lbs heavy.
A replacement jet was provided for the passengers.
