On Feb 8 2013, a United Boeing 777 was en route from London to Los Angeles when pilots reported that there was smoke the cockpit.
Pilots dumped fuel and diverted to Shannon airport in Ireland.
None of the 182 passengers or ten crew was injured.
They landed with emergency services on standby.
I wasn’t aboard this flight. But I take this flight all the time on business trips going and coming. There is one a day from London, direct.
I’m always glad to hear of a safe landing.
What: Shaheen Air International Boeing 737-400 en route from Islamabad to Karachi
Where: Karachi
When: Apr 22nd 2012
Who: 122 passengers and 6 crew
Why: On landing in Karachi, the main gear failed, and the gear perforated the wing.
Passengers disembarked on to the runway. No injuries were reported.
If we were to speculate (which we shouldn’t do) we would say this could be either due to a hard or fast landing and/or a mechanical failure.
The first flight of this Boeing 737-4H6 was Sept 21, 1993. On October 28 1993, the plane was delivered to Malaysia Airlines as 9M-MQC. It was stored 09/2011 as N829AR (Bank of Utah) and delivered to Shaheen Air on January 21, 2012.
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What: Sriwijaya Boeing 737-400 en route Jakarta to Pontianak
Where: Kalimantan
When: June 1, 2012
Who: 163 passengers
Why: On landing on the ungrooved runway in Pontianak-Supadio Intl airport in “wet and windy conditions,” the plane skidded off the runway, incurring significant damages. Passengers evacuated directly on to the landing area.
The transportation ministry told Agence France Presse that “the nosewheel is broken and the landing gear sunk into the soft soil.”
The right wing is damaged, and the airport was closed as the situation was handled.
According to JADEC, the weather was “WIOO 010530Z 23022KT 0600 FEW009CB BKN007 29/25 Q1008 RMK CB OVER THE FIELD”
The NTSC is investigating.
Emirates flight EK-112 had to return and make an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on March 5th.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft was heading to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew reported a problem with gear retraction and requested to return.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) is developing minor design changes to power distribution panels on the 787 and updates to the systems software that manages and protects power distribution on the airplane. These changes come as the result of what has been learned from the investigation of an onboard electrical fire on a test airplane, ZA002, earlier this month in Laredo, Texas.
“We have successfully simulated key aspects of the onboard event in our laboratory and are moving forward with developing design fixes,” said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. “Boeing is developing a plan to enable a return to 787 flight test activities and will present it to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as soon as it is complete.”
Engineers have determined that the fault began as either a short circuit or an electrical arc in the P100 power distribution panel, most likely caused by the presence of foreign debris. The design changes will improve the protection within the panel. Software changes also will be implemented to further improve fault protection.
The P100 panel is one of five major power distribution panels on the 787. It receives power from the left engine and distributes it to an array of systems.
The 787 team is now assessing the time required to complete the design changes and software updates that are being developed. A revised 787 program schedule is expected to be finalized in the next few weeks.
“Our team is focused on developing these changes and moving forward with the flight test program,” said Fancher. “The team in Laredo is also well along in preparing to return ZA002 to Seattle.”
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What: KLM Boeing 777-200 en route from Atlanta,GA to Amsterdam
Where: Amsterdam
When: Feb 3
Why: After a successful flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam, the flight crew reported a flat tire prior to landing.
* (The plane’s indicators include a tire pressure indicator. As a rule, when 5 of the 6 main landing gear tires are correct, the pressure is adequate for landing.)
However, they made a successful landing and taxied to the gate.
Ryanair flight FR-3131 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Belgium, on July 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from London Stansted Airport, England, to Paphos, Cyprus, was diverted due to a wheel well fire indication.
The plane landed safely Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
