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What: ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300 en route from Miyazaki to Tokyo
Where: Tokyo
When: Apr 27th 2011
Who: 111 passengers, 8 crew
Why: 150 miles outside of Tokyo, the flight ran into clear air turbulence. Three flight attendants and two passengers were injured at 4:55 PM. One of the flight attendants suffered a broken bone (pelvis).
The incident is currently under investigation.
An American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Honolulu to Los suffered engine trouble en route and one of its two engines was shut down.
Flight 246 declared an emergency in one of its two engines. Emergency services was on hand when the flight landed at 5:19 a.m. from Kona.
No injuries were reported of the 140 passengers and seven crew aboard the flight.
The last hour was flown on one engine.
British Airways flight BA-209 made an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on October 13th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane flying from Heathrow Airport, England, was on final approach to Miami when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and went around.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Here’s what is bothering me:
It’s no secret how planes are tested before they are released, to the very extreme so how did this electrical problem issue by the testing? Is my favorite plane manufacturer taking short cuts in quality control?
The Japan Boeing 787 Dreamliner was delivered on Dec. 20 and had only flown 169 flight hours and 22 flights when one of its two lithium ion batteries caught fire.
Is the investigation going to turn from the battery to the problem referenced by the whistleblower?
But is GS Yuasa really off the hook?
Battery questions:
The entire 787 fleet is grounded. Replacing the battery system might be a “quick” fix but certification could last a year.
A large format battery can generate heat faster than it dissipates.
Is venting the battery and monitoring the vents a viable temporary solution that could keep the planes in the air until a system alternative has been certified within the year?
The current batteries are “prone to spontaneous combustion due to ‘organic electrolyte which makes it volatile and flammable.'”
FedEx Express Flight 406 made an emergency landing at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, Kansas, on February 26th.
The Boeing 757, en-route from Portland, Oregon, to Memphis, Tennessee, when the crew reported a pressurization problem and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. There were two people aboard at the time; both of them remained unhurt.
American Airlines flight AA-383 had to reject take off from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on October 28th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was accelerating to take off for Miami, Florida, when it caught fire, prompting the crew to reject take off.
The passengers were evacuated through slides. Eight people, including 7 passengers and 1 crew member, were injured and were taken to hospitals.
It is believed that the fire sparked after failure of right hand engine.
What: Air Unique Inc Cessna 310R registration en route from Palo Alto to Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Southern California
Where: Palo Alto
When: Feb 17 2010
Who: 3 dead (passengers) employees of Tesla Motors
Why: After takeoff, over a residential neighborhood, the Cessna either struck a 100-foot electrical tower or clipped its power transmission line, causing the plane to burst into flames, fragment and crash.
A wing fell on a residential day care, and debris scattered on houses and cars in the neighborhood, and the crash caused a power outage in Palo Alto.
